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IV Craft, clay and kiln · Plate 017

Fitting a lid

A clay pot with a lid lifted to show the inner ledge.

Lids are made to sit on a gallery, a small inner ledge on the pot. The lid and pot are best fitted while both are still clay and kept together for firing.

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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