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grooved  

Definition

  • Pottery decoration in which broad lines are drawn on the firm but unbaked pot surface. No clay is removed, as it is in excised decoration, nor is the surface itself broken, as with incised decoration.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • channeled
  • fluted

Source

  • Kipfer, B. A. Dictionary of Artifacts 2007. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.p. 136

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/grooved/5.123

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