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agate ware


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*Pottery made to resemble agate. Different coloured clays were combined to imitate the veining of the hard stone. It was made by the Romans and revived in the 18th century in Staffordshire.

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agate ware
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (2) Length: 34 words
Agate ware
in The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts Length: 101 words

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