all come from the excavations madeamong the tombs, and are constantly found with the most precious worksof glass-making, enamels, and jewels ; it must, therefore, be admittedthat they occupied an important rank in the esteem of the higherclasses of society. The fine pottery of which we most… … It is most often covered with a thin glaze, coloured by oxides of copper,sky blue, or pale green; sometimes the paste itself is coloured, butit is more often white. What is the nature ofthis pottery ? It is not a porcelain, for it wantsits translucency. Neither is it an earthenware.It holds a…
Pottery
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