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The Best Ceramic Glazes for Pottery

Published Oct 03 2020 at 6:18 PM GMT
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  • Pottery making and glazing are ancient arts.
  • Glazes color, decorate, or waterproof a piece and enhance underlying features.
  • Glazes first appeared on stone work in the late 3000s BC, and Ancient Egyptian fritware self-glazed once fired.
  • With the invention of glass, around 1500 BC, glaze-on techniques grew.
  • Artisans in the Middle East and Egypt developed.




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  • Published Oct 3, 2020 6:18 PM GMT