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Also known as ceramics

thumb|300x300px|Hand building a jar Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. The place where a potter makes such wares is also called a pottery (plural potteries). The definition of pottery, used by the ASTM International, is "all fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed, except technical, structural, and refractory products". End applications include tableware, decorative ware, sanitary ware, and in technology and industry such as electrica

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Pottery is the process of shaping clay and other raw materials into vessels and objects, then firing them at high temperatures to make them hard and durable. Pottery has been important throughout history for practical uses like tableware and decorative items, as well as for industrial and technical applications.

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Instance of
hobby
Subclass of
plastic arts
Material used
clay
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Pottery wares at Sidi Bousaid 3.jpg
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Commons category
Pottery
topic's main category
Category:Pottery
Commons gallery
Pottery
OpenStreetMap tag
shop=pottery
practiced by
potter
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different from
Alfarería
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