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RefNoCLP/16/47
LevelItem
TitlePaper, regarding Roman antiquities found in York [England] by Martin Lister
Date1681
DescriptionLister describes the appearances of some Roman urns found 'in the road [...] and likewise by the riverside' in York.
He describes three types of urn -- those with 'a blewish grey colour' and rough sand mixed in with the clay; those with the same colour but made from clay mixed with mica; and 'red urnes of fine clay with little, or noe sand in it' -- and goes on to discuss their composition and appearance in greater detail, including glazing methods and inscriptions.

Subject: Antiquities / Archaeology / Ceramics

Read to the Royal Society on 4 January 1681
LanguageEnglish
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8382Lister; Martin (1639 - 1712); physician and naturalist1639 - 1712
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