A NOTE ON THE FABRIC OF SOME ROMAN MOULDS FROM SILCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE
Author(s): D F Williams
A number of fragments of moulds for casting copper alloy horse-trappings were submitted for a petrological fabric examination. Thin sectioning showed that the moulds were made in one piece from the same clay, which contains a high temper content of even-sized quartz-grains, suggesting a precaution taken against undue shrinking during firing.
- Report Number:
- 72/1993
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 4
- Keywords:
- Ceramic Clay, Fired Petrology
