Quiz Ch. 2.6 - Ceramics

What is the process that a ceramist uses to knead and remove pockets of air from the wet clay? wedging coiling throwing slabbing

What is the name of the oven used to fire clay objects? stove hearth kiln furnace

Clay that has a great deal of water mixed into it, making it very thin, is known as? grog kaolin frit slip

The glassy finished surface applied to a ceramic object is called _______. slurry frit grog glaze

Ceramics refers to _______. a clay object porcelain a glazed clay object a fired clay object

The process of rolling out clay into long rope-like strands is the ________ method. slab pinch thrown coil

The clay process based on the creation of flat sheets of wet clay is the _________method. pinch thrown slab coil

A piece of thrown pottery is created using this potter's tool. a wheel a roller a vat a paddle

Details of the ballgame shown on the Maya cylindrical vessel include____________. ballcourts and game strategy equipment and protective gear pictures of the victors and their bronze trophies score sheets and team names

Tlaloc, the Aztec rain god, is identifiable in clay vessels through the _____________used. color and facial features texture symmetry scale and pattern