Mayan Pottery! What do you know about it?

Question: Mayan Pottery! What do you know about it!?

Specifically, information about firing and general characteristics would be wonderful!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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A lot of information at http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Maya_cerami!.!.!. and look in particular under heading Production Techniques!.
Other details: !.!. they used slip paint, a mixture of finely ground pigment, clay, and water, to decorate their pottery with images of rituals, myths, geometric motifs, and hieroglyphs!. Their pottery (ceramics) were used as tableware, currency, symbols of status, and as offerings to the dead!. Clay pots were also made for cooking and storing food!. http://www!.civilization!.ca/civil/Maya/mm!.!.!.

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Mayan pottery uses a technique called sun-baking to make it!. They first make an object out of red clay, apply a bit of water, and lay it out in the hot sun to bake!. After a day, the object is finished and they polish it off and paint it or gild it for the finish!.Www@QuestionHome@Com