A Herman Ottó Múzeum évkönyve 53. (2014)
Régészet - Tóth Krisztián: Noteworthy Findings of the Roman Age and Early Migration Period from Borsodszirák, Northestern Hungary. First Investigations
174 Tóth Krisztián 7. The ringed base fragment of a wheel-made bowl. Its basic material is well prepared and contains rich amount of mica. Its outer surface is dark grey, while the inner and section surfaces are grey. It is burnt in an oxygen-reduced atmosphere on a high temperature. On its inner surface marks of wheel-throwing can be observed, and its outer surface is scuffed (Fig. 7. 7). The thickness of its wall is 5 mm, its base is 3.5 mm and the diameter of the ringed base is 7 cm. Among the jags the green glazed one (Fig. 7. 1) is a Roman import. Unfortunately, it is hard to determine its exact type. Based on the Pannonian late Roman cemeteries it can be dated to the fourth century A.D. (Nádorfi 1992, 45-51). The belonging of the stamped fragment (Fig. 7, 2) to a jug is uncertain. The nearest similar sherd have been found at Sajókeresztúr, in a sand mine (K. VÚGH 1975, XXII. tábla 8). This ornament can be also found among the Eastern Slovakian stamped ware (L amiová-Schmiedlová 1997, abb. 4). The dark grey jag fragments could belong to the same vessel (Fig. 7. 3, 5, 7). In my view, these jugs — including the one with a lighter grey colour (Fig. 7, 6) — may have existed in the 4th century A.D. The smoothed zigzag decoration applied on the shoulder (Fig. 7, 4) is a widespread decoration in the early migradon period, thus it could be used from the second half of the fourth century A.D. to the fifth century A.D. Storage vessels 1. A wheel-made storage vessel with horizontally overbended, undistributed rim. In its moderately prepared basic material a common amount of rounded, sorted, mixed-sized sand and a spare amount of rounded, mixed-sized pebble can be found. It is poor in mica. The sand could be originally part of the basic material or was added by the potter, while the pebble is naturally included. Its outer and inner surface is dark grey, the section surface is brown. It is probably burnt in an oxygen-reduced atmosphere (Fig. 8. 1). The thickness of its wall is 1.3 cm, the inner diameter of the rim is 32 cm. 2. A wheel-made storage vessel with horizontally overbended, undistributed rim. In its moderately prepared basic material a spare amount of subrounded, mixed-sized pebble can be found. It is poor in mica. The pebble is naturally included. Its outer and inner surface is brownish-red (pink). It is probably burnt in an oxygen-reduced atmosphere (Fig. 8. 2). The thickness of its wall is 1.5 cm, the inner diameter of the rim is 30 cm. 3. A wheel-made storage vessel with horizontally overbended, distributed rim. In its moderately prepared basic material an abundant amount of rounded, well- sorted, mixed-sized sand can be found. It is rich in mica. The sand could be added by the potter. Its outer and inner surface is dark grey, the section surface is brownish-red. It is probably burnt in an oxygen-rich atmosphere, which was tamped at the end of the firing (Fig. 8. 3). The thickness of its wall is 1.7 cm, the inner diameter of the rim is 30 cm. 4. A wheel-made storage vessel with horizontally overbended, distributed rim. In its moderately prepared basic material a moderate amount of rounded, well-sorted, mixed-sized sand can be found. It is moderate in mica. The sand could be originally part of the material or could be added by the potter. Its outer and inner surface is consistent dark grey. It is burnt probably in an oxygen-reduced atmosphere (Fig. 8. 4). The thickness of its wall is 1.7 cm, the inner diameter of the rim is 26 cm. 5. A wheel-made storage vessel with stamped X and pine-branch motifs. In its moderately prepared basic material a moderate amount of rounded, sorted, mixed-sized sand and a rare amount of subrounded, small pebble can be found. It is rich in mica. The sand could be originally part of the material or added by the potter, and the pebble is naturally included. Its outer and inner surface is grey. It is burnt probably in an oxygen-reduced atmosphere (Fig. 8. 5—6). The thickness of its wall is 1.7 cm. 6. A hand-made probably vessel with stamped pentapetalous flower motifs. The inner side is broken and its outer surface is polished (probably with textile). In its poorly prepared basic material a spare amount of rounded, mixed-sized sand can be found. It is rich in mica. The sand could be originally part of the material. Its outer surface is grey, while the section and the broken parts are brownish-red. It is probably burnt in an oxygen-rich atmosphere tamped at the end of the firing (Fig. 8. 7). The measurable thickness of its wall is 1.9 cm. The beginning of the research of storage vessels and their appellation (Krausengefäße) is linked to
