Tripod used as a burning aid from the kiln area on the banks of the Orkhon River.
Tripod used as a burning aid from the kiln area on the banks of the Orkhon River.
Tripod used as a burning aid from the kiln area on the banks of the Orkhon River.
Tripod used as a burning aid from the kiln area on the banks of the Orkhon River.
Tripods from the kiln area on the banks of the Orkhon, with traces of glaze.

Tripod

Location Karakorum

Dating 13th-14th cent.

Epoch Mongolian empire

Material Ceramics

Technique Formed

Type Excavation find

Description

Numerous tripods, which were used as firing aids, were found in the kiln area on the banks of the Orkhon River. These tripods were used to support and separate ceramic products during glaze firing, preventing them from sticking together.

3D Visualisation