noun
- a clay box used to protect pottery during firing in a kiln
Usage: ceramics
Examples
- The potter placed the delicate vases in a saggar before firing.
- Saggars protect ceramics from direct flame and ash during the firing process.
- The museum displayed ancient Chinese porcelain that had been fired in saggars.
- She carefully loaded the saggar with her glazed bowls.
- The kiln was packed with saggars containing various pottery pieces.
- Traditional saggar firing creates unique surface effects on ceramics.