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Pottery was decorated with scenes from daily life, such as sporting events,
battles and mythical stories, using a watered- down clay called ‘slip’, which turned black when it was fired in the kiln. At first, the fashion was to have a red background with black decorations, but later this was reversed.
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• A dog having a snooze
• Digby the cat
• A pot decorated with a horse
• A potter covered in clay
• A broken pot
• Tom
• Someone who has fallen into a pot
