Grey ware

Grey ware is pottery with a body that fires to grey. This type of pottery can be found in different archaeological sites around the world.

Roman cinerary urn, 2nd Century AD, UK

History

Prehistory

In Italy, grey ware was excavated in Antigori and Broglio di Trebisacce.[1] The practice of making this pottery, which is called ceramica grigia in the mainland and ceramica grigio-ardesia in Sardinia began in the Late Bronze Age.[1] Shards indicated that while the grey ware had similarities, there were also differences in terms of design. There are scholars who believe that the Italian grey ware was influenced by technology that originated from the Aegean.[2]

An examples of grey ware found in ancient Pakistan was the Faiz Muhammad Grey Ware. This was manufactured during the Mehgarh Period V and included deep, open bowls and shallow plates.[3] The technology used for this type of grey ware was similar to the technology used in the grey ware found in east Iranian sites called Emir Grey Ware.[3]

Medieval era

Several types of grey ware can be found in medieval Britain, including Hertfordshire-type greyware. South Buckinghamshire pottery, and Limpsfield-type ware, produced between the late 12th and 14th centuries.[4]

See also

Notes
  1. Dommelen, Peter van; Knapp, A. Bernard (2010). Material Connections in the Ancient Mediterranean: Mobility, Materiality and Identity. Oxon: Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 0203842111.
  2. Wijngaarden, Gert Jan van (2002). Use and Appreciation of Mycenaean Pottery in the Levant, Cyprus and Italy (1600-1200 BC). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. p. 237. ISBN 90-5356-482-9.
  3. Ahmed, Mukhtar (25 October 2014). Ancient Pakistan - an Archaeological History: Volume III: Harappan Civilization - the Material Culture. Reidsville, NC: Amazon. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-4959-6643-9.
  4. Blackmore, Lyn; Pearce, Jacqueline (2010). A dated type series of London medieval pottery: Part 5 Shelly -sandy ware and the greyware industries. Museum of London Archaeology. pp. 83–87.
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