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Encaustic decoration

Scope note

Use for the technique of decorating clay in which the body material is inlaid with the clay of another color. For the technique of wax wall or panel painting, use "encaustic painting."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053913

Broader Terms used

<pottery decorating techniques>

Term used for

decoration, encaustic

Created

12yrs ago

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