Widemouthed jar (kame) with wave pattern
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A delicately incised, repeating wave pattern graces the shoulder of this widemouthed, unglazed vessel. The placement of the vessel in the wood-burning kiln, combined with the potter’s control of the fire, airflow, and ash caused “kiln transformations” (kamahen) such as the dark reddish patches on the body and lip. Variations in surface color are the result of haphazard contact with wood ash.
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