Acome Pueblo Pottery

The original Acoma pueblo claims to be the oldest, continuously occupied settlement in the United States. The Acoma line of pottery can be traced back to 1750.

Northern Song (960-1127) 11th century Porcelain-like stoneware with céladon feldspathic glaze. The height is about 20.5 cm. I thought that this piece is very interesting because of the color of the glaze of the pottery. The details of the container is very intricate and detailed. It's just an interesting piece overall.

Anciet Greek Pottery

This piece of pottery is from 520 BC Greece. This piece has no glaze yet it stills appear to have a shiny tinge to it. This might be slip. I am amazed by the detailed intricacies of the design around the picture, especially on the handles. I really like the separate shapes that make up the vase from the rim to the foot.

Nazca Pottery (6th century)

This is a South American piece made by the Nazca and it's a pot in the form of a fish with a double spout handle. Nazca is characterized by their polychrome pottery and use a variety of colors when creating a piece. Back then, the Nazca didn't have a writing system and instead used symbols in ceramic pieces as a mean of communication.

This piece is made in Ancient Greece. The Greek people often painted pottery to depict scenes from myths and stories. This particular one depicts Hercules fighting the Nemean Lion. They usually only used 2 colors: black and red.

Blackware pottery, 1200 BC

Olmec culture, Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico, ca. 1200-900 B.C. Blackware pottery vessel of simple form with stylized symbolic quadripartite designs separated by bisected panels, red pigment highlights Olmec art was created to give power to the shaman and the shaman/ruler. Ceramics, for example, were fashioned of clay, which was coaxed into meaningful forms which would become the property and the containers of sacred substances of the important shamans.

Egyptian Pottery

This piece originated from Egypt during the Naqada II, Predynastic period. This period is supposedly one of the most significant predynastic cultures in Egyptian history. The jar was made around 3650-3300 B.C. During that time, artists had developed new styles and techniques, which included more detailed carving. These new adaptations could have came from neighboring countries or trading partners. Capturing animals on the pottery also seemed to be very popular. The jar has a height of thirty centimeters and a diameter of thirty centimeters as well.

http://library.artstor.org/library/iv2.html?parent=true#
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/history/dynasties/late.html
http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/predynlist.html