Slipware from the Modern Age Collection of the Archaeological Museum of Istria

Sa？etak This paper will present the collection of slipware dishes from the Modern Age Collection of the Archaeological Museum of Istria. The pieces originate from archaeological research done at various locations on the Istrian peninsula, mainly from Pula’s old city centre. The dishes were decorated by being painted with lightly-coloured liquid clay, which has a coating in the form of a clear lead glaze. The majority of pieces that are kept in the collection are kitchenware. Pots and small pots are the dominant forms in the collection, followed by trays and lids, and a few examples of tableware such as vases and jugs. This paper, besides providing a definition of slipware, will also examine the way they were decorated, with emphasis being on a typological-stylistic analysis of the pieces and a comparison with other finds outside the Istrian peninsula