The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology


Badorf ware

Badorf ware [Ar].
A type of pottery made in the Vorgebirge Hills west of Cologne in the 8th and 9th centuries ad with a cream-coloured fabric. Globular pitchers are the best-known forms and appear to have been traded widely. In the 9th century red paint was also used for decoration.

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