North Tunisian Red Slip Ware

From Production Sites in the Salomonson Survey (1960-1972)

By (author) C. Hasenzagl

Book cover: North Tunisian Red Slip Ware

Extent: 150 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Subjects: Classical Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Series: Babesch Supplements

Series volume number: 37

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(July 2019)

ISBN: 9789042939868

Price: $68.00

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(July 2019)

ISBN: 9789042939875

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This study addresses issues regarding the classification of African Red Slip Ware and the identification of different North Tunisian production centers by applying standardized fabric description – an archaeological method to classify pottery according to the microscopic features of the sherd. It is based on survey finds from the North Tunisian workshops of Bordj el Djerbi, Henchir el Biar, Oudna and Pheradi Maius that were visited by the Dutch archaeologist J.W. Salomonson during survey campaigns in the 1960s and 1970s. The pieces from Salomonson’s survey collection are of clear provenance and are therefore used to define the microscopic features of a production site.


This study addresses issues regarding the classification of African Red Slip Ware and the identification of different North Tunisian production centers by applying standardized fabric description – an archaeological method to classify pottery according to the microscopic features of the sherd. It is based on survey finds from the North Tunisian workshops of Bordj el Djerbi, Henchir el Biar, Oudna and Pheradi Maius that were visited by the Dutch archaeologist J.W. Salomonson during survey campaigns in the 1960s and 1970s. The pieces from Salomonson’s survey collection are of clear provenance and are therefore used to define the microscopic features of a production site.

  • By (author) C. Hasenzagl