Medieval - Ceramic building material (6.CBM.BE.0004)

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Category
Ceramic building material (Medieval)
Fabric name
Chronology
Medieval > Late Medieval > 14th century ?
Dating method(-s)
/
Potters' mark
No
Additional information
deformed misfired tile fragments, date is based on the context related find of a 14th century pot

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Site type
Pottery production
Location
Belgium; Oost-Vlaanderen; Gent
Site name
Gent, Sint-Antoniuskaai (11-22)
Excavation or Survey Team
Dienst Stadsarcheologie Gent
Additional contextual information
remnants of a kiln structure for the production of ceramic tiles
Slip
No
Slip color
Glaze
Yes
Glaze type
lead glaze
Glaze color
dark brown
Glaze additives
Additional information
Surface color
brown
Surface texture
Rough
Fracture color
orange brown
Inclusions (non-plastics/tempering)
quartz
Matrix and voids
/
Diagnostic features
Additional information
Sample type
Building material (decorative, construction)
Inventory number
6.CBM.BE.0004
Collection
Archaeological Department, Ghent University
Donating institute/person
Stadsarcheologie Gent, Onroerenderfgoeddepot De Zwarte Doos
Host collection
Stadsarcheologie Gent, Onroerenderfgoeddepot De Zwarte Doos
Other samples available
No
Sample collection method
Archaeological Excavation
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