CLOSING IN ON THE SOURCE OF CYPRIOT SIGILLATA/EASTERN SIGILLATA D.
Journal: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing eBooks
Year: 2024

The paper addresses the question of the geographical source of the ceramic fine ware called Cypriot Sigillata Eastern Sigillata D (CSI/ESD). It begins with a review of the traditional archaeological methods and archaeometric analyses that have been applied until now and proceeds to explore a hitherto untapped source of information: the stamps seen on some CSI/ESD vessels. It is suggested that a fragmentary stamp from the House of Dionysos in Nea Paphos might be read as Ασπενδίων, which – if corr