Decorative Technique,Sub Category,DecorTechDesc
applied,none,
barbotine,barbot,
bossed,none,
burnished lattice,lattice,"A style, rather than a technique, but here always burnished. Includes the arcades e"
burnished line,burnL,
burnished zone,burnZ,"There is some overlap with Surface Treatment, particularly in the Iron Age. Most of t"
combed,comb,"This is generally carried out with a toothed implement producing multiple (lightly) incised lines. It includes, for convenience, multiple combed (ie rilled) decoration and irregular techniques such as `scoring' and `scratching'."
cordoned,cordon,"Also not strictly a technique, but a feature in relief formed by moulding/modelling and tooling"
embossed,none,
excised,none,
grooved,groove,"Not strictly a technique, but a feature produced by tooling, excision or impression w"
impressed,impressed,Decoration formed by pressing an object or finger etc into the surface of the vessel. The distinction between this and Stamp is not always clear.
incised,incised,"Usually identified as narrow, sometimes relatively deep, lines with a sharp profile, produced with a knife or similarly sharp tool. Also includes stabbing, a non-linear but otherwise similar technique."
infilled,none,
moulded,none,
other,other,"Miscellaneous (usually rare) decorative techniques and features, but including moulding techniques for decorated samian ware etc."
painted,PaintR,
painted,PaintW,It is not strictly necessary to record overall white slip for Q ware sherds since its presence is assumed in the fabric description.
roughcast,Rcast,
rouletted,roulette,"Two different techniques. 1) the use of a small wheel or cylinder to produce a repeated pattern, the strict sense of the term, and 2) the use of a vibrating strip to produce a similar surface effect (chattering). Cut glass techniques are also included"
rusticated,rusti,
slashed,none,
slipped,none,
stabbed,none,
stamped,stamp,"The use of a specifically-shaped object, impressed into the surface to produce a unique mark (eg maker's name) or an identifiable/repeatable motif."
tooled,none,