Terra sigillata africana ad Emona

Abstract

The article, devoted to African Red Slip Ware from Emona (Ljubljana, Slovenia), begins with a short presentation of terminological diversity found in archaeological literature in the world, which is followed by a proposal of nomenclature in Slovene language. The definition is complemented by a short survey of the distribution of manufacturing centers, with their geographical and chronological range on the Mediterranean market. The research history is briefly presented and the most important authors and fundamental works arc mentioned, as well as the greater part of significant recent contributions to the understanding of African Red Slip Ware. Revealing properties and the chronological sensitivity of this pottery, particularly in relation with other products of African market, arc highlighted, and the study, so far lacking in our literature, of African and Eastern ceramics and amphorae is urged. A partial survey of the material in the Municipal and National Museums of Ljubljana is accompanicd by a brief presentation of manufactural and formal characteristics of African Red Slip Ware, which render possible quite a precise chronological placement of the imports in Emona.