A large Roman Redware Dish, Late Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE Writing Medium: Flint

Medium: Flint

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Condition: The central gold bead is intact and in very good condition overall

A large Roman Redware Dish, Late Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE Writing Medium: FlintThis large redware dish is an excellent example of African Red Slipware (ARS) produced during the Roman Late Imperial Period. This example is typical of the type, with its slight sheen to the orange red burnished slip. It stands on a raised ring base, has shallow sloping sides and an everted rim, and is decorated with a thin double band encircling the rim and another around the tondo. Background: African Red Slip was the final development of terra