The study of medieval and Byzantine ceramics is in its infancy. Ceramic experts such as Hayes, Vroom, and Sanders have greatly advanced the field; however, medieval and Byzantine ceramics investigations are far behind their earlier Classical and Roman counterparts, which have left some ceramic types unclassified, such as ampullae. The monograph provides an ampullae classification and new chronologies to ampullae originating from Ephesus, Monza, and Bobbio by citing excavation reports and primary sources, which is followed by a preliminary distribution analysis of circa 200 ampullae in the...
The study of medieval and Byzantine ceramics is in its infancy. Ceramic experts such as Hayes, Vroom, and Sanders have greatly advanced the field; how...