Carswell, John, ‘China and Islam in the Maldive Islands’, Transactions of the Oriental Ceramics Society, 41, (1977), no. 45 on p. 164, illus. p. 162 pl. 61 b
glaze, stoneware
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.
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