Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c25.4

c25.4

Breaking up the clay, he takes a yoke-load and heaps it in the potter's yard ; Separating the pieces of clay he breaks them to an equal size and spreads them on a big mat in the sun ; After having dried the clay, and removed the stones, he pounds it in a mortar and in a kulla winnows it ; Then taking up the powder, he adds an equal quantity of water and makes it into balls.