Dear Erik,

Could you tell the list where (site, country etc.) and in what context you found
this volcanic gritted type of pot?

Michiel Bartels
Amsterdam, NL

erik phaneuf schreef:

> Hi to all!
>
> I am procuring a particular type of ceramic and hope that some of you out
> there can help me find some equivalence to the one I found.  It should be
> found in site dating from 1600 up to the 18th century.  I hope to find some
> example dating from the 17th century mostly.  It should be more common where
> Portuguese or Spanish were present.  The ceramic is of common earthenware
> type with reddish brown coloured paste.  The particularity of this ceramic
> is the presence of volcanic stone found inside the paste.  The volcanic
> stone are also reddish brown in colour and can be found up to one centimetre
> in size for very large bowl-like recipient.
>
> My question is, is there any known site with this type of inclusion inside
> common earthenware paste, and if so what would be the origin of such ceramic
> recipients.
>
> Thank you all for your help
>
> Erik Phaneuf
>
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