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Buff Ware Finds

Buff Ware Fragment with Animal Decoration, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Buff Ware Fragment with Animal Decoration
9th century
Animal-Spouted Pitcher, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Animal-Spouted Pitcher
9th–10th century
Bowl with a Figure and Birds, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Bowl with a Figure and Birds
10th century
Inkwell with Crosses, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Inkwell with Crosses
10th century
Buff Ware Bowl with Geometric Patterns, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Buff Ware Bowl with Geometric Patterns
9th century
Buff Ware Fragment with Horned Animals, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Buff Ware Fragment with Horned Animals
9th–10th century
Base of a Footed Buff Ware Vessel, Earthenware; polychrome decoration under transparent glaze (buff ware)
Base of a Footed Buff Ware Vessel
late 8th–9th century