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IV Craft, clay and kiln · Plate 016

Attaching a handle

A hand pressing a handle onto a jug with a scored joint.

Handle and body are scored and painted with slip so they bond. The joint is then smoothed. If it is badly made, it can crack as the pot dries or fires.

This is a general description, not confirmed to a single source.

AI-generated illustration in the manner of the tradition, not a photograph of a specific object.

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