Medieval - Red oxidized ware: lead glazed (6.ROLG.BE.0009)

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Category
Red oxidized ware: lead glazed (Medieval)
Fabric name
Chronology
Medieval > Late Medieval > 1300-1350
Dating method(-s)
typology
Potters' mark
No
Additional information
decorated rim fragment of a dripping pan

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Site type
Pottery production
Location
Belgium; Antwerpen; Mechelen
Site name
Mechelen, Jodenstraat
Excavation or Survey Team
W. De Jonge, D. De Preter (v.z.w. Archeologisch Erfgoed Mechelen)
Additional contextual information
categorized as loose finds; potters waste assemblage found during construction works in the Jodenstraat (1991-1997); ground plans and other scientific documentation are lacking; the ceramic assemblage has been studied in the framework of the doctoral research of A. De Poorter (De Poorter 2005)
Slip
Yes
Slip color
white
Glaze
Yes
Glaze type
lead glaze
Glaze color
orange, green
Glaze additives
copper
Additional information
liquid glaze
Slip
No
Slip color
Glaze
Yes
Glaze type
lead glaze
Glaze color
orange
Glaze additives
Additional information
covering liquid glaze
Surface color
orange
Surface texture
Rough
Fracture color
grey-orange
Inclusions (non-plastics/tempering)
quartz (rare grains up to 1 mm); irregular oval shaped brown inclusions (clay pellets ? grog ?) up to 1-2 mm
Matrix and voids
small vesicles and vughs
Diagnostic features
Additional information
sample MECH_JS_ST9 (no thin section)
Sample type
Pottery
Inventory number
6.ROLG.BE.0009
Collection
Archaeological Department, Ghent University
Donating institute/person
Museum Kunst & Geschiedenis (Jubelparkmuseum/Le Musée du Cinquantenaire)
Host collection
Museum Kunst & Geschiedenis (Jubelparkmuseum/Le Musée du Cinquantenaire)
Other samples available
No
Sample collection method
Loose Find

De Poorter 2001

Full reference

De Poorter A. 2001. Pottenbakkersafval van laatmiddeleeuws hoogversierd aardewerk uit Mechelen. Vormen uit het vuur. Mededelingsblad Nederlandse vereniging van vrienden van ceramiek
en glas
174: 8-25.

De Poorter 2005

Full reference

De Poorter A. 2005. Gebruiksaardewerk in het zuidelijk gedeelte van het voormalig Hertogdom Brabant (1200-1800). Doctoraal proefschrift ingediend tot het bekomen van de graad van doctor in de Kunstwetesnchappen en Archeologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Brussel.

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