Selection of undecorated terra sigillata from La Graufesenque.
The remains of the grand four ("big kiln") at La Graufesenque.
La Graufesenque is an archaeological site 2km from Millau, Aveyron, France at the junction of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers. As Condatomagus (market of the confluent), it was famous in the Gallo-Roman period for the production of high quality dark red terra sigillata Roman pottery, which was made in vast quantities and exported over much of the western part of the Roman Empire.
History[]
Production of pottery at La Graufesenque started under the reign of Augustus. Production reached a peak in the third quarter of the first century, and declined as a major exporter thereafter. Reduced activity servicing local needs continued until the third century.
The pottery was made from local clay with a red slip and fired in wood burning kilns which could hold up to 40 thousand items. More than six hundred pottery workshops are known to have been in operation, although a few dozen were prominent.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Bémont, C. and Jacob, J.-P. (1986) La Terre sigillée gallo-romaine. Lieux de production du Haut Empire: implantations, produits, relations. Documents d'archéologie française, 6, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris.
- Bémont, C., Vernhet, A. and Beck, F., (1987) La Graufesenque. Village de potiers gallo-romains. Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication.
- Hermet, F. (1934) La Graufesenque (Condatomago). Librairie Ernest Leroux, Paris.
- Marichal, R., (1988) Les graffites de la Graufesenque. Supplément à Gallia, 47, Éditions du CNRS, Paris.
External links[]
- Le site archéologique de La Graufesenque
- Céramique sigillée lisse (images de synthèse)
- Distribution of La Graufesenque terra sigillata in Roman Britain
- The archaeological site of La Graufesenque (in French, with photo)
- Local information about La Graufesenque (in French, with photos)
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