Shelly ware
Shelly ware is a type of pottery made with shell powder used as a temper. The Mississippian culture pottery used shell-tempering agents in the clay paste.
Shelly-sandy ware, found in the UK, used both sand and ground-up shell as temper. Medieval shelly-sandy ware has a date range 11th to 15th century. The fabric is always dark grey with brown oxidised surfaces.[1]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Medieval pottery fabric types, binghamheritage.org.uk
References
- Medieval pottery fabric types, binghamheritage.org.uk
- Sherds of Shelly Sandy Ware 1140- 1220 - Medieval Pottery Archive, Kentarchaeology.org.uk
- A dated type series of London medieval pottery: Part 5, Shelly-sandy ware and the greyware industries, Lyn Blackmore, Jacqueline Pearce, 2010
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