A selection of ceramics through the ages (5 second delay) Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology The Collections:
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Early Europe & Near East
Classical to Medieval
Europe from 1500
Oriental & Islamic
2000 years of pottery forms and shapes
Early Saxon AD 350 - 650

  • Common name Sandy ware, Merovingian type
  • Class Carinated jar
  • Height 123mm
  • Identifier PW199
  • Production centre made in Rhineland and northern France
  • Distribution northern Europe
  • Use as a container
  • Date 6th - 7th century AD
  • Provenance unknown
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