11-21-2012, 04:35 AM
The plate Martin used and the plate Brian posted pictures of are two different types of plate (which probably followed each other rather than being contemporaneous). I believe it is true that enamel starts to be found on Flavian era plates but it seems that the overall coverage of the enamel over a plate's surface was much greater on the later type dating to the first quarter of the second century AD. I suspect that niello may still have been very common on Flavian era plates.
Jyrki is right though - such a discussion of plates perhaps should not be taking place in this thread. It would be a good topic for its own thread though.
Crispvs
Jyrki is right though - such a discussion of plates perhaps should not be taking place in this thread. It would be a good topic for its own thread though.
Crispvs
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