Bowl 20, Tamegroute, Green, Heart, Moroccan Glazed Earthenware/Salad/Fruit/Pasta/Pottery Bowl on sale - 25 x 11cm

This decorative traditional green Moroccan salad/serving/pasta/fruit bowl is from Tamegroute, a back country village in the deep Draa valley south of Marrakesh.

This one is a little special as it has an organically formed heart shape in the middle!

The distinguishing characteristics of Tamegroute ceramics is the glaze intensity and colour, consisting of part-manganese, silicon and copper. The 1% copper together with the clay out of the Draa river-bed is exactly what forms the characteristic green colour. In some cases, the copper is replaced with iron oxide to produce more of a brown/olive coloured result.

Tamegroute is home to fourteen naturally fired kilns and each family owns an oven creating this unique pottery style with it's own Royal Green and Yellow / Caramel authentic signature shades and glaze.

The river and the Draa valley earth are the essence of this unique work of art pottery. The potters dig up the clay and then spin and shape the clay into these unique pieces. The pottery is hand dipped, then baked in one of the fourteen ovens using only renewable wood to on sale fire it at high temperature reaching up to 1200c.

All pieces are fired underground over a period of days. The unique process is like no other and each piece produced bares it's own marks, patterns and traits.

*PLEASE NOTE, they are not dishwasher safe and shouldn't be submerged in water for a long time. They are not suitable for commercial use either.

Diameter - 25cm / Height - 11cm

Weight - 1KG

*Glazing - Imperfection due to rustic glazing process*

*SOLD AS SEEN*