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Ceramics in China
Making Treasures
from Earth
Regina Krahl
Independent Scholar,
Affiliated with the Royal Museums
of Art and History, Brussels
Earth is one of the most
ubiquitous materials, and thus, in
most cultures, one of the earliest
from which vessels were made.
Usually in plentiful supply, it
tends to be versatile, easy to handle,
and therefore very practical.
It was used in most Neolithic
cultures as it still is today.
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