terra nigra

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Scope note
Refers to a style of silver-gray to black Roman ware with a gloss exterior made by reduction firing. It was produced in primarily in the Augustan period in northern Gaul (presently Belgium) and distributed as far as Britain into the 1st century CE.
terra nigra
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024