An earthenware vessel may look finished, but unless it has been fired in the kiln, it may be vulnerable to the very liquids it is designed to hold.
Māla trauks varbūt izskatās gatavs, bet, kamēr tas vēl nav apdedzināts ceplī, to var sabojāt tie paši šķidrumi, kuru glabāšanai tas domāts.