Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c25.5

c25.5

Taking up the balls of clay and putting one upon the other, he covers them with leaves ; Three days afterwards he divides them into three and kneads them again, Knowing the right proportion he adds the finest sand and sprinkling water kneads again ; After kneading, he makes them into rounded balls again, and makes a heap of them ; and takes them up again after three days.