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White ware jar with loop handles

  • loan

Glossary (4)

glaze, luted, slip, stoneware

  • glaze

    Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.

  • luted

    The fusion of parts of ceramics using dilute clay slip.

  • slip

    A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.

  • stoneware

    Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.

Location

    • currently in research collection

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Publications online

  • The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

    The Barlow Collection

    The well-potted jar is of even ovoid form, with a splayed solid foot with flat base, and a short neck surrounded by four double-stranded loop handles, which are attached over two incised concentric lines. The off-white stoneware body bears a transparent glaze with a faint greenish tinge and a dense overall crackle, the lowest part was left free of glaze.

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