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pontil

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pon·til  (pntl)
n.
See punty.
[French, possibly from Italian puntello, diminutive of punto, point, from Latin pnctum, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
pontil [ˈpɒntɪl]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a less common word for punty
[from French, apparently from Italian puntello; see punty]
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Some Defects Aid in an Aging Piece During the fashioning of blown glass, a tool called a pontil rod was used to hold the glass while it was fashioned into the desired shape.
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Most of it was signed, either stamped or engraved around the pontil, with a model number and the initials "LCT", "Tiffany Studios NY" (responsible for most of the bronze wares) or "Louis C.
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In any event, at some point Si Satchanalai potters seem to have introduced the use of small rings of clay to separate the pontil from the vessel's foot so as to avoid their sticking together and becoming damaged during separation (Richards 1995).
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