As part of the Topical Collection on the archaeometric study of ceramics, this paper focuses on terra sigillata ware. The main aims are to provide a review on the state of the art of the studies and to provide a guide to the most suitable analytical techniques. The text is divided into four main parts: (1) a brief archaeological introduction on the ancient production of terra sigillata; (2) a summary of the archaeometric studies carried out to date; (3) a reasoned list of the most suitable techniques for the investigation of the ceramic body and (4) an in-depth discussion on the most effective techniques for the study of the coating. The application of both destructive and non-destructive techniques is critically evaluated as well as the advantages and disadvantages provided by the different instrumentation, in terms of sample preparations and expected results.

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陶瓷技术：如何表征陶器

由于对陶瓷的archaeometric研究专题收集的一部分，本文重点研究赤土濞洁具。主要目的是对研究的最新状态进行回顾，并为最合适的分析技术提供指南。正文分为四个主要部分：在古老的生产（1）简要介绍考古兵马俑濞; （2）迄今为止进行的考古研究的摘要；（3）列出了最合适的陶瓷体研究技术清单；（4）深入讨论了最有效的涂层研究技术。严格评估了破坏性和非破坏性技术的应用，以及不同仪器在样品制备和预期结果方面的优缺点。