Repair of ceramics in antiquity: examples from Myra (Lykia)

Cercetări Arheologice 31.1, 2024, 215-220
https://doi.org/10.46535/ca.31.1.13



Repair of ceramics in antiquity: examples from Myra (Lykia)

Authors: Cüneyt Öz

Keywords:

Myra (Lycia), Roman and Byzantine Period, Ceramic, Antiquity, Ceramic Repair.

Abstract:

The repair of ancient ceramics has become a topic of growing interest to scholars of Greek and Roman ceramics. This study focuses on the ancient ceramic repairs uncovered at the city of Myra in the Lycian region. An analysis is presented regarding the repairs made to the Roman and Byzantine pithos, amphorae and green glazed bowl uncovered in the Myros Valley, the Acropolis and the Agora. The reasons for the ceramic repair in Myra are also discussed.

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How to cite: Cüneyt Öz, Repair of ceramics in antiquity: examples from Myra (Lykia), Cercetări Arheologice, Vol. 31.1, pag. 215-220, 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.46535/ca.31.1.13

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