DICTIONARY OF ROMAN POTTERY TERMS

F. Cameron

The purpose of this dictionarY_ ·is to provide tl)anslations of the

more common terminology currently in use in Roman pottery studies. It

is not meant to be exhaustive but it is meant to provide a convenient

guide for anyone who might be struggling to read or write a Roman pott

ery report in another language. Nor is it intended to be used by any

one who is totally unfamiliar with the language in question. What it

does do, however, is to indicate which, for instance, of the many French

words for IInarrow ll can actually be applied to pottery. In some lang

uages, the regional variants may be numerous; there are, for instance,

no less than. five French words meaning "mortarium" according to the geo

graphical location (information from Kay Hartley), so all five alternat

ives have been given.

If a word does not appear in what might seem to b~_ the obvious

place in the dictionary, the following examples are intended as a guide

to the arrangement of the dictionary:

i. Rim types' al'!e grouped under "Rim." ii. Types of decoration are grouped under "Decoration." iii. "Potter's wheel" may be found under "Pottery." iv. "Coarse pottery" may be found under "Pottery." v. "Small bowl" may be found under IIBowl." iv. All the kiln terminology has been grouped separately, with an

illustration, in the appendix. Only the basic constituent parts of the kiln have been dealt with, since regional variations are even more numerous and certain types of kiln only occur in certain countries.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The original idea for this dictionary was first proposed to the Study

Group for Romano-British Coarse Pottery more than ten years ago by

Catherine Johns, who herself did some of the early editing. The task

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was then passed on to Kevin Greene, who in turn passed it on to me, some

two or three years ago. To mention by name the vast multitude of people

who have contributed to it over the years, would be to compile a list

longer than the dictionary itself, but thanks are due to all of them.

For myself, I would particularly like to thank all those who have be1ped

me with this final version: Simon Keay, Paul Arthur, Ch~rine Gebara,

Jean-Pierre Brun, Daan Coumou, Mark Redknap and Sheila Girardon, who

also drew the illustration of the kiln (after Vivian Swan's illustra

tions in "The pottery kilns of Roman Britain," Royal Commission on

Historical Monuments, Supplementary Series No.5, HMSO,London, 1984). A

. major problem which has always dogged the production of this dictionary

is the mistakes made by typists who are familiar with neither the term

inology nor the languages, so I am particularly grateful to Linds.ay

Rollo who has helped me with the typing.

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A A

African Red Slip ware amphora angular

sigillee claire amphore angulaire

amphore angulaire anse aplati

B argte

balsamarium base bevel biconical Black-glazed body bosse bottle bottom bo,..l (large) bowl break brick bright (of colour) bulging burnished burnishing

candlestick carination casserole chalice chamfer

cbeese-press clay coarse-grained coating combed concave conical convex cordon core cornice crater crown cup (small) cup curvature cUI'ved cylindrical

D dark decoratep decoration deep (of shape) deep (of colour) depressed dipped (in liquid) dish distribution dump (of pottery etc.)

E

fabric factory factory lamp feeding bottle festoon filler fired flagon

flask flat flattened fluted

balsamaire argilefond arrondibiseau. ' assiettebiconique ateliera vernis noir

corps, pense Bbosse balsamairebouteille basfond bec verseurcoupe, ecuelle, jatte biberonterrine biconiquecassure biseaubrique bombeviC bordpansu bord de cornichebruriisse bossepolissage bougeoir bourrelet bouteille

bougeoir brique carene broc terrine cal ice

br(;le-parfum brunisse

biseau, cannelure, burette chanfrein brut de fonte/de fonderie faisselle argile, pgte, terre glaise ~C__~~~__~____________ granuleux, grenu cachet de potier couverte, enduit cal ice peigne canal de chauffe ,concave cannele conisue cannelure bombe carene cordon car touche coeur, noyau casserole corniche cratere cassure couronne ceramique commune coupe, taase ceramique culinaire coupelle ceramique graffite courbure ceramique indigene courbe, galbe ceramique a paroi fine 'cyl1ndrique ceramique sigillee

chambre de cuisson chambre de chauffe

early precoce corps egg-shaped ovolde coupe

coupe F coupelle

amphora angular handle fla ttened line of intersection of two planes clay rounded plate, dish workshop, factory

balsamarlum

low

spout'

feeding bottle

biconical

chamfer, bevel

convex

rim

cornice rim

boss

candlestick

ridge

bottle

brick

flagon, jug

incense-burner

burnished

lamp-filler, flagon

rough-cast

potter's stamp chalice kiln flue grooved, ribbed, fluted gr60ve, chamfer carination frame of stamp cooking pot (without feet or (handles) break, fracture coarse pottery utilitarian pottery mica-dusted ware native ware thin-walled ware terra sigillata, samian firing chamber furnace chamfer pale core neck wide-mouthed concave kiln flue conical preservation vessel row, cordon ledge, cornice body cup profile, section small cup curved curvawre crown, ie rouletted circle lid coating !lotch crater hollow, deep jug, flagon firing (of a kHn) oxidised reduced fired

sombre decore, orne decor creux fonce rabattu trempe asaiette, patere diffusion, repartition depotoir

chanfrein clair coeur col i; col large concave conduit de chauffe conique conservation con tenant cordon corniche

p"ate atelier, fabrique lampe de la plaine du pS biberon feston degraissan t cult broc, burette, cruche, flacon fiole, gourde plat aplati cannele

P.-

courbe courbure couronne couvercle couverte cran cratere creux cruche cuisson a' cuisson oxydant a cuisson reducteur cuit

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folded footring fracture fr:ur.e of a stamp frying pan fumed funnel

globular glossy goblet grog groove grooved guttus

hand-made

lip

hatching hollow

incised inclined inclusions ink-well interlaced

jug

lamp-filler lead-glaze ledge 11d lid-seating low

micaceous mica-dusted ware mortarium

mould moulding (archit.) (round) moulding mouth h~ide-) mouthed

narrowed necl

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pedestal period phial plain (for T.S.l plate pointed polished polishing pot (cooking) pot pot-bellied potter pot ter' s 09 tamp pottery coarse pottery utilitarian pottery native ware preservation profile profile gauge proj ecting projection

R reduced reducing ribbed ridge rim cornice rim horizontal rim oblique rim roller-stamped decoration rough rough-cast

rouletted rounded. rO'.;

rubbing (with graphite)

s samian sample scale ~ of fish] section seive sharp (of angles) sherd l,houlder size slender slip smooth soapy soecKled spindle-shaped splayed OUt spout spread out squat. stamp

stamped decoration stamping storage vessel " strainer superimposed

T tazza temper terra sigillata thickened thin thin skin tile tegula irnbrex top-shaped tray

piedestal epoque fiole lisse assiette, ecuelle, plat en ogive poli polissage vase casserole, rnarmite pansu potier cache de potier ci!!ramique ceramique commune ceramique culinaire ceramique indigene conservation coupe conformateur sa1l1ant saillie

a cuisson reducteur

reductrice

cannell

bourrelet

bard, rebord

bard de corniche

marli

rebord oblique

decor a la molette

rugueux

brut de fonte, brut de

fonderie, e'bauche,

granite, sable

guilloche

arrondi

cordon

frottis

ceramique Sigill~e

echant1l1on

ecaille

coupe

tamis

vir

tesson

epaule

ta1l1e

/ elance engobe lisse savonneux mouchete fusele evase bec verseur, l~vre etale trapu

,estamp1l1e, marque de potier, poineon, timbre decoration estampe estampage jarre passoire, tamis surimpose

tasse degraissant cerami que sigill~e epai3si mince pellicule tulle tulle a rebord imbrice en toupie plateau

L lampe lampe de la plaine du pS laboratoire levre levre pendante lisse luisant

M marbr§ mar~i marmite marque de potier matrice meplat

micace mince monte a la main morti er mouchete moule moulure murette centrale

nervure round moulding

o en ogive orne ouverture a large ouverture ovolde Qxydant

P panse pansu paroi a paroi verticale passo ire p~te patere peigne peinture pellicule pied annulaire piedestal piriforme plat (noun) plat (adjective) plateau pOE!le poignee pOinyon poli pol1ssage potier precoce profll prononce

o queue

rabattu rainure rate (de four,de cuisson) rebord rebord oblique rebut de fabrication reductrice registre rentrant reparti tion ressaut ressaut interieur

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lamp factory lamp, Firmalampe firing chamber lip, spout hanging lamp smooth, plain (for T.S.) glossy

marbled, streaked horizontal rim cooking pot stamp mould intermediary surface between two planes micaceous thin hand-made mortarium speckl.:d mould , moulding (archit.) central kiln support, tongueshaped

pointed, ogival decorated mouth wide-mouthed egg-shaped oxidising

body of pot bulging, pot-bellied ',.jall (of pot) steep-walled strainer fabric, clay dish, patera combed paint thin skin footring pedestal pear-shaped plate flat tray frying-pan handle, knob stamp polished polishing, burnishing potter early profile, section pronounced

handle

depressed, folded groove ',.jaster rim oblique rim waster reducing (of kiln atmosphere) zone re-entrant distribution offset lid-seating

v

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retreci narrowed rugueux rough

s

tripod vase truncated turn-table turning grooves

varnish vase vert i cal vessel vessel assemblage

w wall (of pot) steep-walled thin-walled washed (of clay) waster

(potter' s wheel) wheel-thrown workshop

vase tripode tronque tournette stri~s de tournage

vernis vase val' tical contenant, vaisselle

paroi a' paroi verticale a paroi fine e"pure" dechet de fabrication, decuisson, rate" de four, rat~ de cuisson, rebut de fabrication tour de potier fait au tour atelier

sabl!! rough-cast saillant projecting saillie projection savonneux • soapy si110n groove sole chauffante floor of firing chamber sombl'e dark strits de tournage turning grooves

' surcuit overfired surimpose superimposed

T taille size tamis sieve, strainer tasse cup, tazza tel~s mortarium terre gla1se potter's clay terrine large bowl, casserole tesson sherd timbre stamp en toupie top-shaped tour de potier potter's wheel tournette turn-table trapu squat trempe dipped in liquid tronque truncated tulle tile

v vaisselle vessel assemblage vase pot, vase vases a vernis noir black-glazed pots vase tripode tripod vase vernis varnish, glaze vertical v,el"tical vif sharp (of angles), bright (of

colour)

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A African Red Slip ware amphora amphora stub angular assemblage

baggy balsarium

band base basin barrel beaker bell-shaped bevel biconical biscuit body bottl-e bottom bowl soup bowl 2-handled drinking bowl break brick bulging bung burnished burnishing tool

c candles tick carafe carinated cas serole cast (from mould) cavetto chalice chamfer clay clay without temper made of clay coarse-grained coated coating

comb combed concave conical convex cordon applied cordon core crater cup small cup curvature curved cylindrical

D dark decorated " rouletted decoration deep (of colour) deep (of shape) depressed dipped (flat) dish (deep) dis;l distribution dolium d:;ll dump (of pottery)

E elutriated everted

sigillata chiara

anfora

punta, puntale d'anfora

angolare

corredo

espanso, pancuico ampolla, fiasco da unguento, unguentario fascia base, fonda bacile, bacino barrile bicchiere a campana, campaniforme smusso biconico biscotto corpo bottiglia fonda ciottola, coppa, scodella suppiera coppa biansata frattura mattone panciuto tappa steccato stecca

candelabro caraffa car.enata casseruola calco cavetto calice smusso argila, creta terra plastica fHtile granulare rivestimento ingubbiatura, ingubbio, ingobbio pet tine a pettine concavo conico convesso cordone cordoncino plastico nucleo cratere coppa, tazza cappetta, tazzina curvatura curve cilindrico

scuro decorato impresso a rotella scuro profondo ribattuto immerso, sommerso piatto platto fonda distribuzlone dolio mat, opaco deposito

depurata estroflesso, svasato

A acc entuato acuto affumicato agge tto ampolla anfora angolare ansa appiattito argi11a

B bacile /bacino barbotina bo.rril e

base becco beccuccio biberon blcchlere blconlco blsco t to ' bocca a bocca larga bollo botte

bottiglia brillante brocca brocca ansata

c calamaio cal co cal ice a campana, campaniforme, campione candelabro caraffa carenata casseruola cavetto cavo ceramica ceramlca fina/datavola/ da mensa ceramica grossolana/ grezzo/di uso commune ceramica locale ceramica indigena/ autoctona ceramista c hiaro ciottola cilindrico coccia colatoio collo concavo conico conservazione convesso coperchio coppa coopa biansata copet .ta cappo cordone cordoncino plas tico cornice corpo corredo ' a costolature cotto cottura cratere creta curvatura curvo

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pronounced pointed, s harp (of angles) smoked, fumed e ff-set balsamarium, small flask amphora angular handle flattened clay

basin barbotlne barrel, large ovoid vessel Hith flat rim base spout pouring lip lamp-filler, feeding bottle beaker biconlcal biscuit mouth wide-mouthed stamp (on amphora, brick,etc.) large ovoid vessel with flat rim bottle glossy jug handled flagon

ink-well cast (from mould), rubbing chalice, calix bell-shaped sample candles tick carafe carinated casserole, cooking pot cavetto hollow pot tery

fine ware, table ware

coarse pottery local pottery

native ware potter light (of colour) bowl cylindrical sherd strainer neck concave conical preservation (state of) convex lid cup, bowl 2-handled drinking bowl small cup imbrex cordon appl i ed cordon f!'ame of stamp body assemblage (usu.burial group ) ribbed fired firing of a kiln crater clay cur '/ature curved

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(to) facet factory feeding bottle festoon

flagon flagon with handle flask (small l flask flattened fluted foot footring fracture fragment frying pan fumed funnel funnel-shaped

glazed lead-glaze globular glossy goblet granular groove grooved

H handle hand-made hatched hatching herringbone pattern hollow

I imbrex immersed impreSSion incense-burner incised inclined inclusions ink-well interlaced

lamp lamp-filler levigated lid light (of colour) lip lug

M marbled matt micaceous mortarium mould moulding (archit.) mouth wide-mouthed

faccettare fabbrica, officina

cotto flasco/a brocca ansata fiasco/a ampolla appiattHo scanalato piede

frammento padeHa affumicato imbuto a forma di imbuto

invetriatura, 'Ietrine lnvetrlato, verniclato vernice a plombo globulare brillante, lucido tazza granulare solco a solchi

ansa, manico fatto a mano

a spina di pesce cavo

coppo, embrice, imbrice immerso impressione, impronta incensiere inciso inclinato inclusioni

'calamaio intrecciato

storage jar jug

oreio vaso da derrilite broeea

L lucerna biberon levigato coperchio chiaro labbro presa

marmorizzato mat lllicaceo mortaio matrice, mocello, stampo armatura, modanatura bocca a becca larga

colle, gola notch tacca

decorazione a rotella degrassante deposito depurata digHalato dimagrante dipinto distribuzione dolio

1mbrex espanso baggy estroflesso everted, outcurving

F fabbrica fascia fatto a mano fatto a tornio fiala fiasco/a fiasco da unguento fila nttHe fondo a forma di imbuto forno Cornace frammento frattura

gela granulare gh1rlanda

imbueo immerso impasto impresso a rotella impress10ne/1mpronta incensiere inciso incl1nato inclUSion! 1ngubbiatura/lngubbio/ ingobb10 lntrecciato 1nvetrlato lnvetrlatura

lamp

levigato linee di tornio l1seiato 1ucerna luc1dato 1ucido

marchio marchio di fabbr1ea marmitta marmorizzato matrice mat mattone micaceo misura modanatura mocello marcato morta10

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decorated rouletted decorat10n temper dump (of refined, f1nger-impressed temper painted distribution dOlium

factory zone, band hand-made "Iheel-made phial flagon, flask balsamarium row made of clay bottom, base funnel-shaped k11n furnace, firing chamber pottery kiln fragment, sherd break, fracture

globular throat, neck coarse-grained, granular

1mbrex funnel

immersed • hand-made pottery

rouletted decoration stamp, impression incense-burner incised sloping, inclined inclusions

coacing, slip Int.erlaced

handle stamp potter's scamp cooking pot maroled mOUld, frame of stamp mate, dull brick micaceous size moulding (arch1t.l mould pronounced mortar-ium

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N nucleo nuda

core >Iithout slip

o

o off-set oLitcurving overfired oXidising

p painted painted (overslip) patera pear-shaped pedestal period phial plastic plate pointed polished pouring lip pot cook.;ing pot

potter pottery coarse pottery

fine/table ware

hand-made pottery local pottery native ware

preservation pricked profile profHe gauge projecting pronounced

R (to) reduce reeded refined regis1:.er ribbed rim horizontal rim oblique r1m rough rough-cast rot

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stracotto overfired stretto narrow a striscie streaked superficia sabbiata rough-cast svasato everted, splayed

T

stamp (on amphora, brick,

etc. )

frame of stamp

stopper

strainer

streaked

superimposed

T temper thick throat tile tray truncated turning grooves

tJ unguentarium

v varnish varnished vessel' anthropomorphic vessel storage vessel tripod vessel vessel assemblage

waster waste:- dump (potter's) wheel wheel-made woll (of pot) steep-\~alled

thin-walled

z zone

c.

marchio di fabbrica, bolla cornice, matrice tappo colatoio screziato, a striscie sovraposto

degrassante, dimagrante spesso gola tegola vassoio troncato linee di tornio

unguentario

vernice verniciato . recipiente, vasa vasa antropomorfo vasa per magazzinaggio vasp tripode stoviglia

scarto di farnace scarico di fornace tornio fatto a tornio, tornito parete parete rip ida parete sottile

fascia, registro

tacca tappo tazza tazzina tegola terra plastica tesa timbro a tondini tornio tornito tozzo trateggiato trateggio troncato

u

notch bung, stopper (eg for amphora) cup, goblet small cup tile claY without temper horizontal rim decorative stamp reeded potter's wheel wheel-thrown squat hatched hatching truncated

unguentario unguentarium, balsamarium

v vasaio vasa vaso antropomorfo vasa da derrate vasa per magazzinaggio vasa tripode vassoio vernice vern ice a piombo verniciato vetrina

z suppiera bowl, soup-bowl

potter pot, vessel anthropomorphic vessel storage jar storage vessel tripod vessel tray varnish, slip lead-glazed varnished, glazed glaze

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A amphora angular

anfora angular

B barrel base bell-shaped oiconical black-glazed body tioss bot tle bottom bowl brick burnished

c candlestick carina t ed chali ce clay coating combed concave conical convex crater cup small cup curvature curved cylindrical

D dark

decorated

decoration

combed decoration

rouletted decoration

decorative stamp

deep (of shape)

deep (of colour)

deposit (of pottery)

depressed

dipped (in liquid) '

(flat) dish

distribution

dull (of colour)

fabric face urn facto:"y festoon flagon (handled) flask flat fluted foot fracture frying-pan fumed funnel funnel-shaped

G "::g"l~a~z~e-----------

glazed globular glossy goblet groove g:"ooved

H handle hollow horizontal

barril base a campana biconico a barnis negro cuerpo escudo ampolla. botella fondo copa, escudilla, taza ladrillo brunido

candelabra carenada dil1z arcilla engobe p~inado concavo c6nico convexo caliz, crater copa, taza copa, taza' curvatura curvo cilindrico

oscuro decorado decoracion decoraCion a peinado decoracion a ruedecilla/ roulette impresi6n profundo oscuro deposito (de ceramica) rebaj actO immersonado bandeja .distribuc10n 'opaco

pasta vaso con retrato fiibrica fest6n olla con asas ampolla, botella plano acanalado pie fractura sarten ahumado embudo en forma de embudo

"barniz

barnizado globul ar brillante, lustroso copa, jarro estr1a acanal ado, .es triado

asa concavo, hueco horizontal

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A acanalado acanalad acentuado afumado agudo ahumado alfarero ampolla ampolleta 1infora angular antiplastico arcilla arista

asa aspero

B bajo bandeja barniz a barniz negro barnizado barril base biconico boca con boca ancha botella borde brillante brunido

C cacerola caliz a campana candelabra carenada ceramica ceramica Campaniense ceramica commun ceramica tosca ceramica indigena ceramica micacea ceramista cl1indrico claro cocc1on cocido colador concavo cbnico convexo conservacion copa cordon crat;r criba cuello curvatura curvo cuerpo

D decorado decoraci~n a peinado decoracion a ruedecilla/ roulette defec to de cocc i on delgado depurada desgrasante deposito ' (de ceramica l desecho di s tribuc i6n

E embudo

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fluted, grooved groove pronounced smoked s harp (of angl es , etc .1 fumed potter bottle, flask phial amphora angular temper, grog clay line of inter sec tion of two pl anes handle rough

squat, 10\4 tray, flat dish gl aze black-glazed glazed, varnished barrel base biconical mouth wide-mouthed bottle, flask rim glossy burnished

s killet cra t er, chalice, eg Drag " bell-shaped candles tick carenated pottery Campanian ware coarse pottery coarse-grained pottery native ware mica-dusted wace potter cylindrical light (of colour) firing (of a kiln) fired st rainer concave, hollow conical convex preservation (state of l cup, smal l cup, goblet,bowl cordon crater s ieve nec k curvature curved body

decorated combed decora t ion

roulet ted decoration over- fired , mi s-fi r ed s lender, th i n was hed (of clay ) greig, temper deposi t (of po t tery) was te r dist ribution

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incense-burner incised ink-well interlaced

J jug

lamp fac tory lamp lid ligh t (colour) low

micaceous mortarium mould moulding (archit.) mouth wide-mouthed

N narrow neck

o outcurving overfired ovoid oxidising

p painted pear-shaped pedestal phial poin ted polished pot cooking pot potter pottery coarse pottery coarse-grained pottery Campanian ware mica-dusted ware native ;"are pouring lip preservation prOfile projecting pronounced

R reducing rim rough rouletted row

s sample scale ~ection

sharp (of angles) sherd sieve size skillet slender slip sloping smoked smoo ~h

soapy speckled spherical

incensario

inc iso

tintero

entrelazado

jarro

lucerna lucerna de fabrica tapa claro bajo

micaceo

mortero

molde

moldima

boca

con boca ancha

estrecho

cuello

exuasado '" defecto de coccion

ovoidale

oxidante

pintado piriforme pedestal ampolleta ojival pulido vaso marmita, olla alfarero, ceramista ceramica ceramica commGn ceramica tosca ceramica Campaniense ceramica micacea ,ceramica indigena pica conservacion perfil prominente, saliente acentuado, marcado, pronunciado

reductora borde aspero, tosca a ruedecilla fila, linea

mostra escarea seccion agudo frammento criba tamano cacerola delgado engobe inclinado afumado liso fuyente rayado esferico

engobe engrossado entrelazado escarea escudilla escudo esferico estampado estrecho,estria estriado exuasado

fli.brica feston fila fondo en forma de embudo fractura fragmento fuyente

G globular

H horizontal horno de ceramica hueco

I immersonado impresion incensario inciso inclinado

J jarro

L laarillo linea liso lucerna lucerna de f~bric~ lustroso

M marc ada marcas de torno mannita micaceo molde moldima mortero moteado muestra

o oj ival olla olla con assas opaco oscuro ovoidale oxidante

p

pared pared poco inclinado pasta pedestal peinado perfil pe r iodo pico pie pintado piriforme

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coating, Slip

t hi.ckened

interlaced

scale

bowl

boss

spher'i cal

stamped

narrow

gr oove

grooved

ou tcu r ving

f actory

festoon

rO\;

bo t tom

funnel-shaped

break, fracture

sherd

soa py

globular

horizontal

pottery kiln

hollow

dipped (in liquid)

decorative stamp

incense-burner

incised

sloping

j ug , goblet

brick row smooth lamp fac tory lamp glossy

pronounced t urning-grooves COOking- pot micaceous mould, frame of stamp moul ding (architectural) mor tar ium streaked, speckled sample

pointed cooking pot handl ed flagon dull (of colour) dark, deep (of colour) ovoid oxidising

wall (of pot) steep-walled fabric pedestal combed profile pe .' ~ :)d

spout, pouring lip foot painted pear-shaped

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spout squat stamped frame of stamp speckled strainer streaked superimposed

T temper thickened thin tile tray truncated turning grooves

u unslipped

v varnished vertical vessel tripod vessel

wall (of pot) steep-walled washed (of clay) waster (potter's) wheel wheel-thrown

z zone

plco bajo estampado molde moteado colador moteado, rayado suporpuesto

antlplastico,desgrasante engrossado delgado teja bandeja truncado marcas de torno

sin enjobe

barnizado vertical recipiente, vasa vasa con trlpode

pared pared poco inclinado depurada desecho torno de ceramista a torno, torneado

zona

plso del horno plano plato profundo prominente pronunciado pulidO

R rayado rebajado recipiente reductora a ruedecilla

s saliente sarten seccion sin engobe suporpuesto

T tamano tapa taza teja tin tero torno de ceramista a torno ) torneado ) tosca truncado

v vaso vaso con retrato vaso tripode vertical

z zona

floor of firing chamber flat pia te, fla t dish deep (of shapei projecting pronounced polished

streaked, speckled depressed vessel reducing rouletted

projecting frying-pan section ~/ithout slip superimposed

size lid bowl, cup, small cup tile ink-well potter's wheel

wheel-thrown

rough truncated.

vessel, pot face-urn tripod vessel vertical

zone

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AA amphora angular

Amphora kantlg

B baggy barrel base beaker cylindrical beaker girth-beaker indented beaker scale-decorated beaker bell-shaped be'lel biconical body boss bottle bottom bOl-Il carinated bowl flanged bowl shallow bowl small bowl break brick bulging burnished burnishing

chalice chamfer clay coating colour-coated ware concave conical convex cordon core crater cup small cup curvature curved

D decorated decoration combed decoration

incised/cut glass decoration marbled/streaked/speckled decoration stamped/rouletted decoration deep (of colour) deep (of shape) depressed (to) dip dish flat dish small dish dis tribu tion dull (of colour) dump (of pottery)

E emphasized engine-turned

F fabric face urn factory factory lamp

bauchig Fass Boden Becher Schlauchbecher Gurtbeker Faltenbecher Schuppenbecher glockenfGrmig abgeschragte Kante doppelkonisch BaUCh Buckel Flasche Boden Schu'ssel Kielschussel Kragenschussel Schale Napf, Schalchen BrUCh Backstein bauchig glatt Pol i tur

Kerzenleuchter, Kerzenhalter Kelch Hohlrinne Ton ubersug Firnisware gekehlt kegelformig gew'61bt, konvex ',lulst Kern Kelch Napf, Tasse Tasschen Wolbung gewolbt

verziert Verzierung Besenstrichverzierung, Kammstrichverzierung

Glasschliffdekor

t1aserung

Racchenverzierung dunl

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feeding bottle festoon filled filler fired flagon handled flagon 2-handled flagon

3-handled flagon (small) flange flask flattened flu ted footring fracture frying-pan fumed funnel - shaped

G glaze glazed globular glossy glossy slip goblet grog ,groove grooved

H handle (long) handle hand-made hatching hdrr~ngbone pattern hollow horizontal

I incense-burner

incised inclusions inkpot, (to) interlace

J jar jug

L lamp lamp-filler lead-glaze l evigated lid lid-seating light (of colour) low lug

marbled marked micaceous mortarium mould moulding mouth '.lide-mou thed

N narro'.I neck notch

o offset out-curving

Geissger"asschen

reston

gemagert

mage rung

gebrannt

Krug

Henkelkrug

Zweihenkelkr.ug,

Doppelhenkelkrug

Dreihenkelkrug

Leiste

flasche

abgeplattet

gerillt

Standring

Bruch

Bratpfanne

besmaucht, gesmaucht

trichterformig

Glasur

glasiert

kugelf'ormig

glanzend, poliert

Glanzton

Secher

grog

Riefe

gerlllt

Henkel

Stiel

handgemacht

Schraffierung

Gratenmuster

gekehlt

waagerecht

Ra:ucherbecher, Raucherfass,~aucherkelch e1ngeschnitten

E1nschi'usse

T1ntenfass

s1ch verflechten

Krug, Topf 'Krug

Lampe Geissgefasschen Bleiglasur geschlammt Deckel Deckelpfalz hell niedrig Ohr

gemasert, marmorlert ausgepragt, betont glimrnerhal tig Reibsch'ussel for'm 'formung Mundung we1tmuiidlg

eng Hals S1nschn1tt, ,alz, Kerbe

abgesetzt ausbiegend

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ger1llt gerlppt Geschlrr geschi'amm t geschmaucht Gesichtsurn gespltzt gestutzt gewolbt Gelssgefasschen

glanzend Glanzton glasiert Glasschllffdekor

Glasur glatt glattwandig glimmerhaltig glocken(~ r"ni g Gratenmuster grlesbeHurf Grog Gros se Gurtbecher

H Hals handgemacht Helzrohr hell Henkel Hohlrlnne

K Kammstrichverzierung kantig Karniesrand Kasserolle kegelformlg Ke l ch

Kerbe Kern Kerzenleuchter Kerzenhalter Kielsch'ussel Kochtopf konlsch konvex Kragensch'ussel Krug also: Henkelkrug Zweihenkelkrug Doppelhenkelkrug Drelhenkelkrug Kugelbeche!" kugelformlg

L Lampe Lelste

M Magerung marmoriert Maserung

matt Mundung

Nap!' niedrig

o Ohr o:

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ovolo oxydised

P painted patera pear-shaped pedestal foot phial plate poin ted polished pot cooking pot coarse pottery native ware pot,.bellied potter pouring lip preservation (state of) profile projec ting pronounced

R reduced reeded ribbed ridge rim cornice rim oblique rim thickened rim rough rough-cast rough-textured rouletted r'ow rubbing (graphite)

s sample sanded (surface) section sherd shoulder sieve size skillet slender slip sloping smoked smoothed soapy spherical spout (to) spread out squat stamp strainer super~mposed

T tazza

temper tempered thickened tile tray truncated turning grooves

u

Eierstab oxydierend

bemalt Pa tera Birnenformig Stengel fuss Phiole Platte gespitzt gegla ttet Topf Kochtopf Gebrauchskeramik einheimische Hare bauchig To'pfer Ausguss Erhaltung ProfH ausladend ausgepragt, betont

gesmaucht, reduzierend gerill t gerippt Hulst Rand Karniesrand Schagrand Wuhlstrand rauh griesbewurf rauhwandig gerieft Reihe Reibung

Probe sandbewurf Prof il Scher be Schul ter Sieb Grosse Kasserolle ,schlenk Ub erzug schr"a.g besmaucht, gesmaucht geglattet sei fenar t1g kugelform i g Ausguss ausbreiten gedrungen Stempel Sieb ubereinandergelagert, Uberlagert

Raucher becher, Raucherfass, Raucherkelch Magerung gamager t verdickt Ziegel Tablect gekUrzt, gescutzt Drehrillen, Drehringen

unslipped tongrundig

varnished vertical

gefirnisst sendrecht

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P Patera Phiole Platte poliert Politur Probe ProfH

R Radchenverzierung Rand Raucherbecher Raucherfass Raucherkelch rauh rauhwandig

reduzierend Reibschussel Reibung Reihe Riefe

S Schligrand sandbewurf Schale Sch"alchen Scherbe schlank Schlauchbecher Schraf f ierung schr'ag Schulter Schuppenbecher SchUssel Schu tthaufen selfenartig sendrecht Sieb Stachel becher

Standrlng stellwandig Stempel

Stengelfuss Sti el

T Table tt Tasse Tasschen tauchen Teller tier Tlntenfass Ton tongrundig Topf Topeer Topferofen trlchterformig

u Ubereinandergelagert 'tiberLagert Uberzug

v Verbr e i tung ve r dlck t s1ch ver flechcen verzlert Verzierung Vor r a tsgefass

waage recht' Wand

7J

patera

phial

plate

glossy

burnishing

sample

profile, section

stamped decoration, rouletting

rim

tazza, incense burner

rough '

t~are with rough texture,

gritty temper

reduced

mortarium

rubbing (w graphite)

row

groove

oblique rim with sanded surface shallow bowl small bowl or dish sherd slender cylindrical beaker. hatching · sloping shoulder scale-decorated beaker bowl dUl!),P (of pottery, etc") s6apy vertical sieve, strainer beaker decorated with dots of Slip footring steep-walled potter's stamp, decorative stamp pedestal foot long handle

tray, flat dish

cup

small cup

dip (vb)

. dish, deep , plate deep (of shape) inkpot clay, fabric unslipped pot, jar potter pottery kiln funnel-shaped

superimposed

s lip, coating

distribution

thickened

interlace (vb)

decorated

decoration

storage vessel

horizon tal . wall (of pot)

v

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vessel spouted vessel storage vessel tripod vessel vessel assemblage

W wall (of pot) steep-walled \~ashed

waster potter's) wheel '~heel-thrown I.heel-thrown vessel workshop

z zone

/

definition of wares Belg1sche Ware

German1sche Ware

Glanztonware

Kolner We1ssware

marmor1erte Ware

Mayener Ware

RaCChens1gillata

Spe1cherer Ware

Urm1tzer Ware

Wetterauer Ware

Gefass Ge1ssgefasschen Vorratsgefass Dre1fussgefass Gesch1rr

we1tJnund1g Werkstatt Wolbung Wulst Wulstrand

w1de-mouthed workshop, factory curvature cordon, r1dge convex mould1ng, th1ckened r1m

Z Wand stellwand1g

Z1egel zone

tile zone

geschlammt Fehlbrand

Zw1schenboden ra1sed floor of f1ri.ng chamber

Drehsche1be gedreht Drehsche1begefass Werkstatt

Zone

Gallo-Belg1c ware.

nat1ve German ware.

ware w1th glossy surface, eg terra n1gra, some late dark-coated wares, also some

times used to· descr1be terra s1g1l1ata slip.

3rd to 4th century AD cream/wh1te ware from Cologne area.

,

ware w1th red or brown1sh marb11ng on a cream or wh1te s1ip. Two groups:

~ 1st to 2nd century AD

1i 3rd to 4th century AD.

Hayan ware, late coarse ware, 4th century AD+.

may refer to stamped samian, Argonne ware or Marne ware

late coarse ware, yellowish white or grey, quartz temper.

late coarse ware, wh1tish fabriC, reddish sand inclusions.

·red painted ware of Flavian period. Two groups:

i Flavian up to 110 11 110-150.

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A angular hoekig

B barrel base (small) basin beaker cyl1ndrical beaker girth beaker globular/spherical beaker indented beaker scale decorated beaker bell-shaped bevel biconical body boss bottle bottom bowl carinated bowl flanged bowl shallow bowl break brick bulging to burnish burnished

c candlestick chalice chamfer clay coarse-gra1ned coating concave con1cal convex cordon core corn1ce crater cup (small) cup curvature curved

D decorar.ed

decoration

combed decoration

incised "cut glass"

decoration

roller-stamped decorat1on

lightly scored decoration

deep. (of colour)

deep (of shape)

d1pped (in liquid)

dish

flat dish

dull (of colour)

dump (of pottery)

E

kuip, vat bodem kommetje beker cyl1ndervormige beker gordelbeker kogelvorm1ge beker ingedeukte beker beker met schubvers1er1ng klokvorm1g schuinerand dubbelkon1sch romp knop fles bodem korn kom met gekn1kt profiel kraagkom schaal breuk backs teen bu1k1g (het) polij sten gepolijst

kandelaar kelk schu1ne kant aarde, kle1 grof korrelig laagje bol, concaaf kegelvorrnig, konisch convex kordon kern corn1che kelk bakje, kommetje, kop kopje kromm1g, welving gebogen, gekramd

vers1erd

vers1er1ng

gekamde vers1er1ng

geslepen glas versier1ng rolstempel versiering versier1ng met borstelstreken danker diep gedompeld bard, schaal platte schaal, platte schotel

. mat depot

emphasized du1delljk aangegeven, duidelijk, uitgesproken

fabriC face urn factory lamp festoon filler fired flagon (small) flange flattened

aarde gezichtsurn firma lamp festoen verschraald, verschral1ng gebakken grate fles, schenkkan rand afgeplat

A aarde

aarde'nerk

aardewerk-oven

aardewerk op de

draaischijf gemaakt

afgeknot

afgeplat

afwr1jven

arciering

atelier

~B~~_____________________ bakje baksteen bakru1mte bakvloer bars!; beker beker met schuberver

siering

beschilderd

bewar1ng

bodem

(het) bokken

bol

bolvonnig

bard

braadpan

breuk

bu1k1g

c

car touche

concaaf

conservat1e

convex

corniche

cylindervorm1ge beker

D deksel dekselgeul depot d1ep danker doorsnede draa1groeven draa1ringen draa1schij f dr1nk- or offerschaal dubbelkonisch duidel1jk aangegeven du1delijk u1tgesproken

E e1erl1jst engobe erbovenop geplaatst

festoen f1jn geprofileerde rand f1rma lamp fles flesje

G gearderd gebakken gebogen gebronsd gedompeld gedraaid gedrongen geglazuurd gegroefd gekamde versiering gekramd gemarmerd gepol1jst

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clay, fabric

pottery, crockery

kiln

wheel-thrown pottery

truncated

flattened

rubbing, w1th graphite

hatching

workshop, workroom

cup brick firing chamber floor of fir1ng chamber fracture beaker beaker with overlapping scale decoration painted preservation base, bottom f1ring (of a k1ln) concave, spherical globular, spher1cal d1sh frying pan break bulg1ng

frame of a stamp

concave

preservation

convex

cornice

cy!lndrical beaker

lid lid-seat1ng dump (of pottery, etc.) deep (of shape) deep (of colour) profile, sect10n throw1ng grooves turn1ng grooves potter" s wheel patera b1con1cal

emphas1sed, marked, pronounced

ovalo slip superimposed

festoon cornice rim factory lamp bottle phial

streaked fired· cur'Jed mica-dusted dipped (in liquid) thrown squat glazed grooved, fluted combed decoration ~urved

marbled polished, burn1shed

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fluted footring frae ture frying-pan fumed funnel-shaped

G garland glaze glazed lead-glaze globular glossy goblet groove grooved

H handle ( long) handle hand-,nade hatching herringbone pattern

hollow horizontal

I incense-burner inclusions inkpot in terlaced

J jug handled jug 2-handled jug

L ledge lid lid-seatlng lug

M marbled mark marked

micaceous mlca-dusted mortarlum mould moulding (archit.) mouth Hlde-mout.hed

narrow nec:< not.ch

o out-curved ovolo o:{idlslng

painted pale patera pear-shaped pedestal

period phial iJlate pOinted polished

gegroefd

standrlng

barst

braadpan, koekpan

grookt

trechtervormig

gulrlande

glazuur

geglazuurd

loodglazuur

bolvormig

glanzend

goblet

groef

gegroefd

oor

steel

handgemaakt

arciering

visgraatversiering,

visgratpatroon

hoI

horizontal, vlak

wlerookbrander

insluitsel"s

lnktpot

samen gevlochten,

verstrengeld

kannetje, kruik

kruik met oor

krulk met 2 oren

richel deksel dekselgeul oor

gemarmerd merk duidelijk aangegevenl 'ul tgesproken mlca-houdend gebronsd, glimmer-aarde vij zel vorm kroonl1jst mond ',Jijde openlng

nauw hals lnkeplng, insnljdlng

naar bulten gebogen elerlijst oxyderend

beschilderd, geverf1 licht drinkschaal, offerschaal peervormig gesteelde voet, pedestal, p~edestal voetstuk periode t'lesje scho tel puntig gepolijst

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geprononceerd gerlbd geslepen glas versiering

gesplkkeld gerookt gesteelde voet gestreept geverfd gevernlst gewaasen gewoon aardewerk gezlchtsurn gezulverd glad gemaakt glad wandlg

glanzend glazuur goblet gordel b"ke r glimmer-aarde groef grof aardewerk grof korrelig grote nes guirlande

H hals handgemaakt hookig hoI

horlzontaal

I in de kleur van klel ingedeukte beker lnheems aardewerk inkeping inktpot lnsluitsels insnljding inspringend

K kandelaar kannetj e kegelvormlg kelk

kelkbakje kern k.le1 klokvormig knop koeke pan kogel vormige beker kom kommetje kom met geknikt profiel konisch kookpot kop kopje kordon kraagkom krommlng kroonlijst kruik krui k met kruik met kuip

oor 2 oren

L laagje licht loodglazuur loodrecht

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pronounced ribbed incised, "cut glass" decora

tion speckled smoked, fumed pedestal streaked painted varnished washed (of clay) plaln pottery face urn washed (of clay) smoothed smooth ware, with little filler, fine ware glossy glaze goblet girth beaker mica-dusted groove coarse ware coarse grained flagon festoon, garland

neck hand-made angular hollow, concave, eg of rlm profile horlzon tal

clay coloured ~ndented beaker native ware notch lnkpot lncluslons notch re-entrant

candlestick jug conical chalice, crater, eg T5 form Dr 11 tazza core clay bell-shaped boss frying-pan globular or spherlcal beaker bowl small basin, cup carinated bowl conical cooking pot cup small cup cordon fl

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potter pottery cooking pot fine ware coarse ware native ware black-glazed ware wheel-thrown pottery

plain pottery preservation profile proj ecting pronounced

R reduced re-entrant ribbed ridge • rim cornice rim oblique rim rough rough-cast rouletting

row rubbing (with graphite)

s sample scale section sharp (of angles) sherd shoulder sieve size skillet slender slip smoked smoothed speckled spherical spout spread out squat stamp potter's stamp frame of a stamp strainer streaked superimposed

T tazza temper thickened thor"ding grooves thrown tile top-shaped tray truncated turning grooves

u unslipped

varnish varnished vertical vessel vessel w1th spout storage" vessel

po ttenbakker

aardewerk, vaatwerk

kookpot

glad wandig

grof aardewerk

inheems aardewerk

zwart geverniste waar

aardewerk op de

draaischijf gemaakt

. gewoon aardewerk bewaring, conservatie doorsnede, profiel ui ts teeksel duidelijk aangegeven, duidelijk uitgesproken geprononceerd

reducerend gebakken inspringend geribd ribbel rand fijn geprofileerde rand schuine uitstaande rand oneffen', ruw ruwe pleisterkalk raadjesversiering, roul- ' ette met rolstempel versierde reeks, rij afwrijven

monster

schub

doorsnede

sherp

sherr

scr.ouder

zeef

maat

steelpan

slank

engobe, overtrek, sl1p

gerookt

glad gemaakt

gesp1kkeld

bol, bol vorm1g

schenktu1t, tu1t

.wiJd gedrongen merk stempel car touche verg1et gearde.rd, gestreept erbovenop geplaatst

kelkbakje, rookschaaltje verschraald, verschral1ng ",erd1kt draaigroeven gedraa1d tegel tolvorm1g presenteerblad afgeknot draair1ngen

zonder slip

vernis gevern1st loodrecht, vert1casl pot tuitkannetje, tuitpocje ",oorraadpo t

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M maat mat merk met rolstempel versierde mica-houdend m1ddensteun misbaksel Olond monster

N naar buiten gebogen nauw

Q

oneffen oor oor over trek oxyderend

pedestal peervormig periode piedestal platte schaal platte schotel (hetl pOlijsten pot pot met 3 pootjes pottenbakker pottenbakkersoven presenteerblad profiel puntig

raadjesversiering rand reducerend gebakken reeks r1b

r1bbel r1chel r1j rolstempel vers1er1ng romp rookschaaltje roulette ruwe ple1sterkalk ruw ruwwand1g

s samen gevlochten scaal schaal tj e schenkkan schenktuit sherf sherp schotel schub schuine rand schu1ne kant schuine uitstaande rand sch6uder slank slip standring steel steelpan steenoven st:eilwandig stempel stookkanaal stookplaats

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size

dull (of colour)

mark, stamp

roller-stamped

micaceous

central kiln support

waster

mouth

sample

out-curved

narrow

rough

handle

lug

slip

oxid~sing

pedestal pear-shaped period pedestal flat dish flat dish to burnish vessel tr1pod vessel pot t er po t t er's kiln t ray prof ile pOinted

r(luletting rim, small flange reduced row line of intersection of two planes ridge ledge row roller-stamped decoration body tazza rouletting rough-cast rough ware with rough texture from gritty temper

interlaced dish or shallow bowl small bowl or dish flagon spout sherd sharp, of angles, etc. flat dish, plate scale bevel chamfer oblique rim shoulder slender slip footring or foot long projecting handle or stem skillet kiln s teep-',Ialled potter' s s tamp flue furna ce

v

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tripod vessel pot met drei pootjes

wall (of pot ) wand steep-walled stellwandig washed (of clay) gewaasen, gezuiverd waster misbaksel (potter's) wheel draaischijf workshop atelier, werkplaats

z zone zone

\.

c ,

T tegel tolvormig trechtervormig tu1t tui tkanne tj e tuitpotje

u uitsteeksel

v vaatwerk vat

verdikt verdikte rand

vergiet vernis verschraald verschraling versierd versierde beker met stippels

versiering versiering met bor

stelstreken verstrengeld verticaal vijzel visgraatversiering visgratpatroon vlak voetstuk voorraadpot vorm

w

tile , top-shaped funnel-shaped' s pout

vessel with spout

projec ting

pottery, crockery barrel, large ovoid vessel with flat rim thickened rounded, convex moulding, thickened rim strainer varnish

temper, filler

decorated

beaker decorated with applied dots of slip decoration

lightly scored decoration interlaced vertical mortarium

herringbone pattern

horizontal pedestal storage vessel mo.u-ld

wand wall (of pot) welving curvature werkplaats workshop. workroom wierookbrander incense burner wijd spread out wiJde opening wide-mouthed

z zeef sieve zonder slip unslipped zone zone zwart geverniste waar black-glazed ware

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6

I"IO.IO N.lming the kiln.

English;.potter's kiln. 2.sto~e-hole, stoking area. J.flue, fire-tunnel. 4.combust1on chamber, furnace. S.central kiln support. 6.floor of firing chamber. 7.pottery firing chamber. a.the firing of the kiln.

French I .four a potier. 2.alre de chauffe. J.canal de chauffe, conduit de chauffe, aland1er. 4.chambre de cr.auffe,.fourna1se, foyer. S.murette centrale, languette. 6.501e chauffante. 7.chambre de cu1sson. 9.cu1sson, enfournement.

Italian : • fornace del vassa10. • :: .locale d1 alimen taz10ne del forno. 11. canna fumar1a. 4.camera d1 combust1one, forno. ~.supporto centrale. 6.p1ano del forno. 7.forno. 8.cottura.

Span1shI .horno de ceram1ca. 2.camara de preparac16n, preforn10. J. prer"orn 10. 4.camara de fuego. S.pllar.. de supporte. 6.piso del horno, sue10. 7.camara de coccion. 8.cocc1on.

German 1.iopferofen, Brennofen. 2.Bed1enungsrnum. Arbe1tsraum. J.He1zrohr, Hc1zkanal, Schurkanal, Schurloch. feuerungskanal. 4.Feuerungsraum. feuerkammer. Brennraum. S.Stutzpfe1ler, ~I1ttelstutze. 6.Zw1schenboden, Erennbcden, Rost. 7.Backraum, Brennraum, Brennkammer. a.Feuerung.

Dutch 1.pottenbakkersoven, aardewerk-oven. 2.werkku11. J.stookkanaa1. 4.stookplaats. S.m1ddensteum. 6.bak'l10er. 7.bnkru1mte. 8.(hetl !)ckken.

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