Decorative arts Roman Empire

decorative arts luxury consumers included fine pottery, silver , bronze vessels , implements, , glassware. manufacture of pottery in wide range of quality important trade , employment, glass , metalworking industries. imports stimulated new regional centres of production. southern gaul became leading producer of finer red-gloss pottery (terra sigillata) major item of trade in 1st-century europe. glassblowing regarded romans originating in syria in 1st century bc, , 3rd century egypt , rhineland had become noted fine glass.