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IV Craft, clay and kiln · Plate 008

Opening the clay

Thumbs pressing into the centre of a spinning clay mound.

After centring, the thumbs or fingers press down to open the clay and set the floor of the pot. The wall is then drawn upward from this base.

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

Read about it: From a lump of clay to a fired pot: the wheel, the drying shelf and the kiln →

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

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