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Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Hamadan Pottery
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 16:25:51 -0500
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On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 4:23 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

> PESO:
>
> Hamadan, Iran, is famous for its blue pottery, glazed with lapiz lazula.
> Hossein took us to meet the glazer who puts the glaze on the prepared
> pottery and then bakes it in a kiln before selling it to the public.  The
> glazer/potter brought our lunch from his home - homemade bread, yogurt, and
> sabzi (various raw greens).  We ate with our fingers, sitting on the floor
> of his workshop.  He brought his little daughter Narges who was not at all
> shy.
>
>
> http://www.photoshelter.com/mem/images/#/l/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I0000p9u8CPVMhrI/
>
> And the next several photos.  Unfortunately, the glaze for the pottery
> includes lead so it can't be used for cooking or serving food.  We bought a
> couple of decorative pieces.
>
> Tina
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