pottery

Preposition: from

• excavation: The following photos attempt to illustrate an unusual fragment of pottery from excavations in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Converse of object

• glaze: Some, but very little, of the better quality glazed pottery of the same period was found.
• decorate: Many fragments of Greek decorated pottery, chiefly from the fifth century BC.
• recover: The earliest form of pottery recovered from the excavation was a crude hand-made type believed to date from the Iron Age.

Adjective modifier

• romano-british: Much rarer than Romano-British pottery, only a small amount of material will be available for handling but many illustrations will be used.
• Neolithic: Neolithic pottery was found at the base of one of the postholes.
• prehistoric: Dr. Mel Johnson specializes in the prehistoric pottery of Scotland.
• Samian: Artifacts found within the house, such as Samian pottery, jewelry and games suggest that the occupants had a high standard of living.
• post-medieval: Other stray finds from topsoil included five flint flakes, animal bone and medieval to post-medieval pottery.
• imported: Saintonge ware is the most common type of imported medieval pottery found in the city from the middle of the thirteenth century.

Modifies a noun

• sherd: This has been supported by thin section analysis on pottery sherds from the tell.
• kiln: Rural medieval pottery kilns in northeast England are rare.
• assemblage: However, a pit containing a primary pottery assemblage of early 13th century date denotes the nearby presence of a house.
• shard: This might explain why large amounts of early brick fired pottery shards can be found on the southern beach.
• fragment: The surface finds consist almost exclusively of pottery fragments.
• figurine: The Staffordshire pottery figurines of 19th century politicians include Prime Ministers Robert Peel and Viscount Palmerston.

Noun used with modifier

• retro: A great retro pottery parsley holder dating to circa 1969.
• studio: His interest in studio pottery began in the 1960's with frequent visits to the Leach Pottery, St. Ives.
• vintage: A very cool English retro vintage pottery storage jar, with a teak wood lid, in the Bronte design.
• century: A patchy residual topsoil layer was seen in places which produced 17th century pottery.