pottery jar

collocation in English

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pottery
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpɒt.ər.i/us
/ˈpɑː.t̬ɚ.i/
the activity or skill of making clay objects ...
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jar
noun[C]
uk
/dʒɑːr/us
/dʒɑːr/
a glass or clay container with a wide opening at the top and sometimes a fitted lid, usually used for ...
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(Definition ofpotteryandjarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is usually cooked in apotteryjarcalled a canary, over a slight fire, or cooked in an oven.
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In 1967 a hoard of 7717 bronze coins was found buried in apotteryjaron the site.
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It's usually cooked in apotteryjarcalled a canary, over a slight fire, or cooked in an oven.
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A small pagoda is also sometimes built on the roof of a house, with apotteryjarthat contained five varieties of grain is placed within the pagoda.
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While exploring cracks and crevices on the butte, the young girl discovered a smallpotteryjarfilled with about 1,500 turquoise and glycimeris shell beads and pendants.
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Some are eaten fresh while others are preserved, either by storage in goatskin bags or pottery jars, or by drying in the sun.
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They were carrying tiles and various ceramic items carefully packed in large pottery jars, called "cossis", coated with string and straw.
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Under him were the exposed tops of pottery jars of small and medium sizes.
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Substantial quantities of rice and millet were stored in pottery jars, enabling the specialization of labor.
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Grave goods such as limestone disc pipes, shell beads and ear plugs, as well as small pottery jars were often included, usuaslly near the body's upper torso.
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