Shelly-sandy ware and the greyware industries
BLACKMORE Lyn, PEARCE Jacqueline
A dated type series of London medieval pottery. Part 5, Shelly-sandy ware and the greyware industries
London : Museum of London archaeology, 2010, XVII-334 p.
Collection MOLA monograph ; 49
ISBN 978-2-901992-93-9
GB 183
Résumé éditeur :
An essentiel survey for all interested in the pottery of the London area, this study charts the development, peak and decline of two ceramic traditions: the shelly wares of c 1140-1220 and the grey wares of c 1170-1350. While mainly in the form of inglazed and utilitarian pottery,both types were highly important in their day, an essential foil to the major glazed ware infustries considered in previous volumes of the London type series.
In addition to fabric analyses and form typology, the study considers the wider context of contemporary London and its region, drawing together the various pottery types used in the aera and updating where appropriate. Thematic chapters, supported by a gazetteer of find-spots and scientific data, present a detailed consideration of the chronology of the consumer sites used for the quantification, and discuss the function and marketing of the two ware types. The distribution of shelly-sandy ware is shown to be mainly city-based but reached Scotland and across the North Sea to Norway, while the greywares were widely used in the City and even more so in its hinterland.
Axe de recherches :
- Archéologie
OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Corinne HÉLIN (16 septembre 2012). Shelly-sandy ware and the greyware industries. Regards sur HARTIS : le carnet des doctorant·e·s. Consulté le 24 janvier 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/qfzn
