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2. Ancient Roman pottery - Wikipedia

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   Red gloss terra sigillata ware with relief decoration. Compare the plain unglossed restored section to the left. The designation 'fine wares' is used by archaeologists for Roman pottery intended for serving food and drink at table, as opposed to those designed for cooking and food preparation, storage, transport and other purposes.

3. Terracotta - Wikipedia

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   Unglazed terracotta is suitable for use below ground to carry pressurized water (an archaic use), for garden pots and irrigation or building decoration in many environments, and for oil containers, oil lamps, or ovens. Most other uses require the material to be glazed, such as tableware, sanitary piping, or building decorations built for ...

4. California pottery - Wikipedia

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   California potters large and small have left a legacy of tableware design, collectibles, art, and architecture. ... Tile, pots, terra cotta floor tile [49] Malibu ...

5. Terra sigillata - Wikipedia

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   Roman red gloss terra sigillata bowl with relief decoration Terra sigillata beaker with barbotine decoration. Terra sigillata is a term with at least three distinct meanings: as a description of medieval medicinal earth; in archaeology, as a general term for some of the fine red ancient Roman pottery with glossy surface slips made in specific areas of the Roman Empire; and more recently, as a ...

6. Ceramics of Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Wikipedia

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   Slab-footed tripod vessels are a signature of the ceramicists of Teotihuacan. These dishes consist of a large pot supported by three legs. The size of these vessels ranges from personal drinking cups to large basins. The range of styles is just as great. The walls can be any combination of concave, straight, unornamented or highly decorative.

7. Earthenware - Wikipedia

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   Terracotta flower pots with terracotta tiles in the background Due to its porosity, fired earthenware, with a water absorption of 5-8%, must be glazed to be watertight. [ 11 ] Earthenware has lower mechanical strength than bone china, porcelain or stoneware, and consequently articles are commonly made in thicker cross-section, although they are ...