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TERRA SIGILLATA [2 records]

Record 1 1989-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique Ceramics (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A red glazed terra cotta pottery produced in Gaul and the Moselle Valley A.D. 100-300 and copied from Arretine ware. Also called terra sigillata after classical references to a type of pottery produced at Samos, perhaps an imitation of the red-glazed ware produced in Gaul and Italy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramique ancienne (Muséologie et Patrimoine)

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

[It is] a porous red clayware characterized by embossed decorations of the same color and a satinlike unglazed surface. Originated on the Isle of Samos.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

"Terra sigillata", nom d'origine ancienne désignant les argiles utilisées à des fins médicinales. [Il s'agit d'un] silicate d'aluminium de caractère douteux, terme utilisé à nouveau par "Karsten" en 1808.

Spanish

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