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Examples of traditional ceramics
Traditional ceramics are clay–based. The categories of pottery shown here are earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The composition of the clays used, type of additives and firing temperatures determine the nature of the end product.
Earthenware mug and terracotta pot, Public domain; Stoneware pink Crown Lynn teacup, Auckland Museum, CC BY 4.0, and Temuka pie dish, Public domain; Qing-dynasty porcelain teacup (ca. 1690), Public domain, and Royal Doulton plate with koru design, Auckland Museum, CC BY 4.0.
Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Published: 9 April 2010Updated: 19 September 2025Size: 4.53 MB
