Potsherd
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
England
Medium
Clay
Geography
Ontario, Fort Albany
Date
1678-1720
Period
17th-18th century
Dimensions
3.7 x 5.7 x 0.5 cm
Object number
970.391.710
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
Description
This ceramic sherd from Fort Albany, Ontario, is a body fragment from a coarse earthenware vessel. The lead glaze, applied on both interior and exterior surfaces, gives it a red-orange glossy colour. The exterior surface is decorated with a series of incised lines.
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