Imitazioni versus importazioni: sigillate di prima e media età imperiale dall’insula 104 a Hierapolis di Frigia

Luana Toniolo, Daniela Cottica,

Abstract

This paper illustrates results of a long term pottery study on regional production of finewares at Hierapolis, a well known site of ancient Phrygia. a combined typo-chronological and archaeometric approach has revealed a significant presence and circulation of regional finewares at the site from the late Hellenistic/early roman period until late antiquity. The paper focuses on the early production of finewares, discussing their typology, chronology and possible provenance in the more general context of regional production of tableware in roman (and late antique) asia Minor.