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Grey ware is a type of pottery that when fired, results in fabric that is grey in colour.
Description
editGreyware 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
editGallery 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.