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Arretine ware

American  
[ar-uh-tahyn, -teen] / ˈær əˌtaɪn, -ˌtin /

noun

  1. a red-glazed terracotta pottery produced in Tuscany from 100 b.c. to a.d. 100 and widely traded.

Arretine ware British  

noun

  1. another term for Samian ware

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Etymology

Origin of Arretine ware

1775–85; < Latin Arrētīnus, derivative of Arrētium (modern Arezzo), a town in Tuscany where such pottery was made; -ine 1

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The ornament is invariably coarser than that of Arretine ware, by which, however, it is indirectly inspired.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

Arretine ware, as has been noted, steadily degenerated during the 1st century of the Empire, and the manufacture of ornamental pottery appears to have entirely died out in Italy by the time of Trajan.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

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