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

Mochica

This piece was created in Lampayaque, Peru, between the years of 1-800 A.D. and from the Mochica civilization. Their ceramics are known for being the "lightest and finest terracotta's ever made in ancient Peru and probably the world." Their ceramics depicted various social activities including war, sex, metal work, and weaving. Another aspect of Mochica art is their great attention to detail. Through life-like vases, portraits, figures, and paintings, their artwork suggests creativity and individuality playing an important part of the Mochica culture.

Korean Pottery

The Koryo Dynasty, which lasted from 918 to 1392 AD, had a strong Buddhist influence which shaped many of its cultural achievements. In the middle of the 10th century Korean artists, some who had been schooled in China began creating celadon by using inlay and copper glazing techniques which were developed first in China but only fully developed and perfected by Korean artisans. The level of fine quality and beauty they were able to achieve in their work surpassed that of other countries and came to be revered by even the Chinese for its elegant, yet simple beauty. The Koryo Royal Court also used some of the finest examples of celadon pottery in their palaces both as vessels for daily use and as objects of fine art.

Panathenaic amphora

These two vases are examples of panathenaic amphora from ancient Greek times. These vases were used to hold olive oil and were given to the winners of the Panathenaic Games. These games were held every four years in Ancient Greece. Usually, pictures of Athena, the goddess of war, were painted on it. These vases appeared after 530 BC. The one on the right is from 565 BCE.

Canopic Jars

This is a canopic jar. Egyptian pharaohs were buried with canopic jars (usually four) holding their internal organs, protecting them for the afterlife. They were usually created from pottery but sometimes made by carving limestone, and topped with a decoratively painted wooden head. These canopic jars are on display at the British Museum, and held the remains of Neskhons (wife of a High Priest in Upper Egypt), 990 - 969 BC.
-Melissa Shohet

Birth of Athene This piece was made in egpy

Greek Pottery 550-300B.C.

Greek pottery was made on the wheel. The clay used had a lot of iron in it, causing the pottery to turn red after firing. Many of the designs were painted with black, producing black and red pieces. The designs on Greek pottery were often Gods and Goddesses.

Greek Pottery 550-300B.C.

Greek pottery was made on the wheel. The clay used had a lot of iron in it, causing the pottery to turn red after firing. Many of the designs were painted with black, producing black and red pieces. The designs on Greek pottery were often Gods and Goddesses.

Bowl with a Rabbit Carrying a Strawberry in Its Mouth

This is a bowl made in the 11th century. It was made in Egypt and is called luster ware. I like it because the rabbit design fills the bowl area and it looks like it might be carved into a slip coating on the clay. Carole Iacovelli