A fine Roman African red slip ware (terra sigillata) dish with a narrow flat rim which slopes gently to a slightly ridged inner circle. Within the circle, are two circular grooves containing the central decoration comprising four stamped groups of concentric circles, each with a fringe of short straight strokes. Standing on a short flat ringed base.
 
Roman colonies of Northern Africa: Circa late 4th-5th century AD.
 
Very Fine condition: Complete and intact.
Width: 22.5 cms (8.9 ins).
 
Provenance: From a Danish private collection. In the period 1971 to 1991 deposited at the Odense University, study collection, department of Classical Archaeology.
 
Ref: For the stamped decoration, see type 32; page 264: Late Roman Pottery by J.W. Hayes (1972)
 
By the 3rd century AD. African red slip ware was the most popular type of tableware in the Roman Empire.
 
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