A selection of ceramics through the ages (5 second delay) Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology The Collections:
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Classical to Medieval
Europe from 1500
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2000 years of pottery forms and shapes
Saxo-Norman AD 850 - 1150

  • Common name Coarse London type ware
  • Class Spouted pitcher
  • Height 160mm
  • Identifier PW55
  • Production centre in London
  • Distribution Greater London area
  • Use for decanting
  • Date Late 11th - mid 12th century AD
  • Published in for ware see Pearce, Vince and Jenner 1985, Fig 21, no 40, 39 for similar vessels
  • Provenance London
  • Presented by D A Buxton
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