Although pottery lacks the spectacular nature of other arts or skills, it is, without a doubt, the archaeological element that can best document the human environment of an ancient society. Its abundance, variety, styles and techniques provide important economic, religious, social and even political information as well as chronological and technical aspects, which have increased considerably in the last years, thanks to advances in the study of ceramics.
In Roman pottery, different traditions, which gave shape to singular productions, can be observed. A Greek legacy transmitted during the Hellenistic period throughout the Mediterranean region, the local traditions of the Italic peninsula and the autochthonous manifestations of the different areas occupied by the Empire would give rise to characteristic pottery types, some of which are exhibited in the display cabinets located in Rooms II, III and IV on the first floor.