Vessels with planta pedis stamp in the area of Aquincum

Abstract

This study is an amended version of an earlier communication (Nagy A.–Beszédes 2009).1 In the meantime we had the opportunity to analyse further finds and now we are able to outline the form variations and the main characteristics of the pottery group. In the case of some types we found direct links to the potter Resatus. The Aquincum Museum’s collection houses tens of thousands of so-called Pannonische Glanztonware (PGW) vessels and fragments, of which more than 5,000 pieces had stamped motifs. On the co-occurrence of different motifs, decorative styles and forms these stamped vessels could be assigned to larger groups. Therefore, it does not seem to be practical to publish this huge amount of material by sites, but by groups where motifs and their combinations are put into a system. As this is the first article on the subject of the stamped vessels found in Aquincum, the aim of the present study is the presentation of the vessels with planta pedis stamps, their forms, quality characteristics, dating and workshops.