Eastern sigillata A, whose early forms are developed in the context of an eastern Mediterranean Hellenistic Koine Greek, is a category of late Hellenistic and early Roman terra sigillata and is distinguished by the coarseness of its fabric.
Early forms develop in the context of an eastern Mediterranean Hellenistic Koine Greek, while later products are influenced by trends originating in Italian workshops. In archeology, eastern sigillata A (ESA) is a category of late Hellenistic and early Roman terra sigillata. 
