Attic and atticising glazed pottery in eastern thrace: The evidence from the ganos (Işiklar Daği/Tekirdağ) survey

Abstract

The subject of this study is the Attic and Atticising vessels that were collected during the Ganos Mountain (Işiklar Daği/Tekirdağ) Survey. The finds consist of bowls and drinking cups as well as plates and a few specimens of closed vessels. It is clear that the the form repertoire in Ganos consists primarily of Attic glazed pottery, especially during the 6th to late 4th centuries BC. Among the 34 investigated sherds only six fragments show the charactersitics of Attic Imports. In the light of available data one can say that Attic and Atticising pottery came to an end by the late 4th century. After this date matte black and brown slip as well as matte red slipped specimens typical of the west coast of Asia Minor appear. Here I consider the forms, origin and chronological distribution of the Attic and Atticising pottery from Ganos, and evaluate it comparatively with material from centres in Eastern Thrace and its periphery.