Mold-Made Bowls from Teos Hellenistic City Wall Excavations
Abstract
Mold-made bowl pieces constitute an important find group among the ceramics found in the excavation and cleanup project for the Hellenistic Period city walls of Teos. The classification method applied in this study is based on the decoration types of the outer surfaces of body fragment and resulted in four groups of mold-made bowls found in this excavation: Imbricated-leaf Decorated Bowls, Long Petal Bowls, Floral Decorated Bowls, and Figure Decorated Bowls. After examination, it is observed that the ceramics feature similar qualities in terms of clays, forms, and decorations. Archeometric study has been undertaken on the pieces and on the clay samples taken from nearby modern clay beds. As a result of these archeometric studies, it is possible to suggest the mold-made bowls were produced within the city, which is an argument also supported by the fact that a mold piece have been found in this excavation
Keywords
Ionia region, Teos, Hellenistic city walls, Mold-made bowls, Hellenistic period
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