| Nizamabad black pottery | |
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| Geographical indication | |
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| Description | type of clay pottery known for its dark shiny body with engraved silver patterns |
| Type | Manufactured |
| Area | Nizamabad, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Country | India |
| Registered | December 2015 |
| Material | black clay; zinc, tin or lead amalgam |
The black pottery of Nizamabad in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India is unique type of clay pottery known for its dark shiny body with engraved silver patterns.[1][2] It was registered for Geographical Indication tag in December 2015.[3]
- ^ Keshav Chandra Gupta (1 January 1988). Progress and Prospects of Pottery Industry in India: A Case Study of U.P. Mittal Publications. p. 20. ISBN 978-81-7099-051-2.
- ^ "NGO working to preserve culture in poor villages". SundayGuardianLive. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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