pottery

pottery
subs.
Art of working in clay: P. κεραμεία, ἡ, ἡ κεραμική.
Crockery: Ar. κέρᾰμος, ὁ.
Of pottery, adj.: Ar. and P. κερᾰμῐκός, Ar. χύτρειος.
Made of pottery: P. κεραμεοῦς.
Potter’s work-room: P. κεραμεῖον, τό.

POTTERY

The business of a potter figlina (*ars).

The place where pots are made figlina (sc. officina).

Article of earthen-ware opus figlinum or figlinum only; vas fictile: collectively opera figlina (nominative plur.): figularia -ium. Also figlinarum opera vasa fictilia: testa (any article of baked earth).

pottery:

I. The art: ars figuli: Forcell.: Kr. Or perh. ars figularis: v. preced. art. Phr.: Coroebus invented p., figlinas (sc. fodinas) Coroebus invenit, Plin. 7, 56, 57 § 198. (Figlina, ae, f., though given in most books, is questionable.)

II. A manufactory: figlīnae, arum: (strictly, the clay pits): to carry on a p., f. exercere, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, ad fin.: Plin.

III. The things made: 1. figlīnum opus: (Zeuxis) also produced p., fecit et f. opera, Plin. 35, 10, 36 § 66: used absol., figlinum (sc. opus), id. 34, 18, 50.

2. fictĭlia, ium (sc vasa). v. EARTHENWARE.

Pottery

See fictile; vas.