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pottery glaze
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  • Hohokam pottery
    pottery
    / The Netherlands

    …transparent lead glaze known as kwaart, which made the surface more brilliant. Red was a difficult colour; often when it was to be used, an unpainted space was left during the first firing, and the red was applied afterward and fired at a lower temperature. Gilding is found on the…

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    …transparent lead glaze known as kwaart, which made the surface more brilliant. Red was a difficult colour; often when it was to be used, an unpainted space was left during the first firing, and the red was applied afterward and fired at a lower temperature. Gilding is found on the…

    Read More