A crucible is a container that can be heated to extremely high temperatures to melt gold/silver/metals. These two pieces probably date back to the gold rush out west. I bought them from a guy(rock hound???) selling odds and ends out of his trailer/mobile home in Arizona. The piece marked 7, on the right, is a great example of early pioneer pottery since it was probably made out of local clay. The green glaze is probably from a metal that overflowed and then oxidized, perhaps copper??? Tuesday, January 4, 2011
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A crucible is a container that can be heated to extremely high temperatures to melt gold/silver/metals. These two pieces probably date back to the gold rush out west. I bought them from a guy(rock hound???) selling odds and ends out of his trailer/mobile home in Arizona. The piece marked 7, on the right, is a great example of early pioneer pottery since it was probably made out of local clay. The green glaze is probably from a metal that overflowed and then oxidized, perhaps copper??? 
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