Unusual ceramic household items in use from Antiquity to the Middle Ages

Abstract

On the sites of Pannonia and Moesia, objects are found that are apparently entirely unusual, and some of them have not changed their appearance from prehistoric times to the present day. For example, a vessel with a grate, an object whose exact purpose has not been revealed so far, and the theories about it exceed the number of those found. Vessels with a handle above the opening are used from prehistory to the Middle Ages and are also found in ethnological ceramics. The large clay lid also traces its origins from prehistoric times to the present. And cheese moulds have not changed their appearance since Roman times. Bowls with buttons on the handles also attract attention with possible guesses about how they were used. In this paper, we will present the current state of research on several of such items that are found in Lower Pannonia and Upper Moesia