Greek Ceramics

Master in Greek Pottery Sculpts Traditional Cretan Ceramic Honey Pot

Margarites is a traditional ceramics village in Crete Greece, where a few dozen potters carry on the centuries old tradition of pottery. Here, George at Karemion demonstrates how to make a honey pot, made with clay from the local landscape. Margarites is located in the hills just outside Rethymno, Crete, and makes for a great

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An Introduction to Greek Vases | Christie’s

International Head of Antiquities G. Max Bernheimer surveys some magnificent Greek vases. For a civilisation that disappeared 2,000 years ago, the ancient Greeks left a great deal behind: philosophy, democracy, poetry, architecture, and an extensive corpus of vases, which comprise a large part of the archaeological record. Their enduring popularity is reflected in the breadth

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Making Greek Vases

In ancient Greece, the phrase "to make pottery" meant to work hard. While all Greek pottery was made by similar methods, the pottery techniques of Athens are especially well understood. The typical Athenian pottery workshop was a small establishment consisting of a potter and several assistants. The potter prepared the clay, threw or formed the

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