Popular Art Grésale ancient glazed terracotta Diameter: 290mm

Popular art. Ancient greek. Glazed terracotta. Diameter: 290mm. Height: 130mm. Weight: 2kg. Grésale, a multi-purpose container widely used in the south and south-west of france, as well as in spain, it is roughly equivalent to the current basin. The sandstone is used for the preparation of food (making jams, preserves, pâtés, sausage meat, etc.), to collect blood when the pig is killed. Its use has extended to dishes. Its shape is cone trunk with wide aperture, the upper edge is usually thick, it is often equipped with a spout, and also sometimes two detached handles, it exists in many dimensions to meet domestic needs, so some kitchens can possess a series of sandstones that by their shape stack easily. The sandstone is not a dish for cooking food, but only to prepare it. It is not made to withstand cooking temperatures.

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