View all examples of OLIVE JAR, GENERIC
| Type Name: | OLIVE JAR, GENERIC |
| Type Index: | UNGLAZED COARSE EARTHENWARE |
| Production Origin: | SPAIN |
| Date Range: | 1490-1900 |
| Defining Attributes: |
Paste is usually buff to tan to light orange with heavy sand or grit tempering Unglazed exteriors range from off-white to tan Vessels can have a green lead glaze covering a portion of the vessel |
| Vessel Forms: |
AMPHOROIDAL JAR |
| Comments: | This is a generic category of Olive Jar sherds which cannot be identified as being of Early, Middle, or Late Style. Olive jars, also referred to as tinajas, peruleras or botijas, were the ubiquitous storage and shipping containers for the Spanish American colonies, and evolved in shape and manufacturing technique over four centuries. |
| Published Definitions: | Deagan 1987; Goggin 1960; Marken 1994; Avery 1997 |