Colors of „Matrica”

13. JUG
A local Pannonian potter could have made this orange-painted clay jar, in which they
could transport or store water.

17. PLATE
This clay plate is just like a terra sigillata vessel, it rather imitates it and it belongs to the
brownish-orange-painted version of the Pannonian grey ware..

26. THE FRAGMENT OF A FIGURE IN TUNIC
From the momentum of the figure and the dress, it can be concluded that this clay
fragment could have been part of a more complex creation..

105. GLASS
This thick walled glass cup from the 5th (ad.) century was found in a post-Roman era
tomb, this rare glass was moulded and not blown in Pannonia..

106. JUG
Among the glass finds from the Matrica cemeteries, the most beautiful can be this glass
jar with one ear, which was found in one of the brick graves of the northern cemetery, and
which is characterised by the ribbon ear bent towards the mouth and the pear-shaped
body, the visible ring on the neck, and the specially designed base are particularly
characteristics of the late Roman period ..

135. FRAGMENT OF A DECORATIVE BOWL
This decorative bowl imitated the porcelain of antiquity, the terra sigillata vessel, it was
made on a disc, and its decorations were applied by stamping..

136. HEAD-SHAPED WINE JUG
A head-shaped jug was rare around in the Roman Age, it arrived in Pannonia from a very
long distance..

138. GLAZED BOWL
This was one of the most popular bowl shapes in the fortresses and settlements along the
Limes, and light green was most often used as a glaze colour in the period..

140. GLASS
They used this simple glass in the late Roman Age..

150. CANDLESTICK
In the Roman Age, alongside the lampion, large candlesticks and candelabra, usually
made of bronze or marble, were also used for lighting. This piece is a fragment of a clay
candelabra..

191. GLASS FRAGMENTS
Over many centuries, on the surface of the two pieces of glass has formed a
rainbow-coloured coating, which is called patina..

192. BOWL
In the Roman Age, ordinary vessels could be shaped from fine-grained clay, and the most
common colour of vessels was grey..