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Unlike clay, the wet faience paste is and has low plasticity, making it difficult to shape without cracking if handled too vigorously. III. Manufacturing and Glazing Methods

Objects are buried in a glazing powder; during firing, the powder reacts with the quartz core. faience

Typically copper-based minerals like malachite or metal shavings, which produce the iconic turquoise hue. Unlike clay, the wet faience paste is and