Celadon sherd with incised scroll pattern and slip-inlaid lines under a greenish-tinged glaze on one side. The other side is undecorated and unglazed. The glaze fired a greenish-grey; the surface is relatively mat.
This sherd is probably a kiln waster - a piece of ceramic that did not fire successfully. Sherds of this kind, which are usually found at kiln sites and the surrounding areas, are valuable for art historical and archaeological research. Sherds do not only reveal information about the production process, techniques and materials used and the types of ceramics produced at specific kiln sites, but they also serve as important indicators for tracing back ceramic objects to their sites of production. Hence, sherds help to date and to understand the historical, social and cultural contexts of ceramic objects.
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