Tableware in the Hellenistic Tradition from the City of Kampyr Tepe in Ancient Bactria (Uzbekistan) |
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| Authors: | V. Martínez Ferreras J. M. Gurt Esparraguera A. Hein S. Pidaev E. V. Rtveladze S. B. Bolelov |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Universitat de Barcelona, ERAAUB, Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology, Barcelona, Spain;2. Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology N.C.S.R. ‘Demokritos’, Aghia Paraskevi, Greece;3. Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Institute of Fine Arts, Tashkent, Uzbekistan;4. The State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow, Russian Federation |
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| Abstract: | Slipped and unslipped wares from Kampyr Tepe dated to the Hellenistic–Seleucid and Greco‐Bactrian periods stylistically resemble tableware from the Greek tradition. Since two pottery workshops have been recovered at the site, the aim is to shed light on the provenance and the production and consumption patterns of the tableware, as well as on the degree of technological influence from Hellenistic–Mediterranean traditions. The archaeometric characterization, consisting of thin‐section petrography, XRF, XRD and SEM–EDS analysis, was performed on 44 wares and three unfired locally made pondera, which were used as reference local elemental patterns. The study demonstrated the local origin of most of the wares, which were produced using a similar clay paste, following standardized techniques in modelling and firing, while surface treatments appear to be more diversified. |
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| Keywords: | ancient Bactria hellenistic/greco‐bactrian periods slipped/unslipped tableware provenance technology surface treatment weathering |
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