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CLASSIFICATION OF POTTERY.

FIRST GROUP.

Pale yellow or fawn colour, so faint as nearly to approach to dirty white.

Examples.

Egypt : Utensils and vases of Thebes .

Greece : Amphorae of Tarentum.

Rome : Water-jars, or cisterns, and amphorae.

Moorish j and |Catholic. I

f Moorish j Tinajas, jars, and drinking cups.Spain j and J-

t Catholic. J Alcarrazas, tinajas, &c.

Italy , Algeria : Jars, amphorae, and hydrocerames.

England, Erance, &c. : Sugar-moulds, culinary and householdvessels, pitchers, pipkins, plates, and pans.

SECOND GROUP.

Dull red 9 passing to red brown.

Examples.

Egypt : Cones of mummies; vases, painted in the times of thePtolemies .

Greece {Ancient) : Of all localities and all forms.

{Modern ): Of the Archipelago , bottles, and other pieces.

Gallo and Anglo-Roman: Of different places, principally bottlesused by travellers.

Peru {Ancient ): Large amphorae, bottles, figures.

{Modern) : Of all forms and for all purposes.

Cliile {Modern ): Of Talcuhuano; of all forms and for all purposes.

India and Cochin Cliina: Of Pondicherry ; of all forms and forall purposes.

Erance, England, and all countries where common pottery ismade : Boilers , chimney-pots, &c., milkpans, bottles, sugar-moulds, and most ordinary and common red ware.