Ricerc@Sapienza

This study is focused on the Red Slip Ware from the archaeological site of Sulky (Sardinia, Italy), dated back to the end of 9th to the early 8th centuries B.C. Optical Microscopy (OM), X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with an EDS system (SEM-EDS) were used to characterize both the body and the external Red Slip decoration.

Phoenician expansion spread all over the Mediterranean coast and came together with the foundation of new
colonies. Red Slip Ware, a ceramic class characterized by a shiny deep red surface, seems to be a good marker to
identify and to date the early Phoenician presence on the territory. Indeed, Red Slip Ware is found in every Phoenician
site, from the motherland to the colonies. Representative fragments of Red Slip Ware from the Phoenician-Punic site of