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Appearance
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Grey ware is a type of pottery that when fired, results in fabric that is grey in colour.
Description
[edit]Greyware has been defined by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) as "Earthenwares that have gone through a process of "controlled exclusion of oxygen from the kiln during the latter stage of firing, resulting in more or less uniform grey fabric of varying hue".[1]
Distribution
[edit]Gallery of greyware
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Painted greyware, 1000 BC
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Hertfordshire-type greyware
See also
[edit]- Painted Grey Ware culture of India
- Sandy ware
References
[edit]- ^ Blackmore, Lyn; Pearce, Jacqueline (2010). A dated type series of London medieval pottery: Part 5 Shelly -sandy ware and the greyware industries. Museum of London Archaeology. ISBN 978-1901992939.