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A pale unglazed water jug on a terracotta dish, its flared mouth showing a pierced clay filter and its lower body darkened with damp.
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No. 17 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA pale unglazed water jug on a terracotta dish, its flared mouth showing a pierced clay filter and its lower body darkened with damp.

What it meansIn Egypt water has long been kept in porous qullas, cooled as it seeps and evaporates, with a decorated pierced filter in the neck to keep out dust and insects.

Where it worksAn earthy, warm piece for a kitchen or a sunlit room.

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