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Coiling

Scope note

Pottery technique in which the piece is built up from ropelike coils of clay, without the use of a potter's wheel.

This term has 15 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300053903

Broader Terms used

<pottery forming techniques>

Equivalent Terms used

coiled

Created

13yrs ago

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