1500 bc Mexico

Egypt Pottery

This type of pottery was made in Egypt. They created their clay out of "Marl Clay" or "Nile clay" types of clay that was formed around the nile. When it was fired it turned into a red-brown color and was then painted. It was in the later years of Egypt that they started using blue paint on their pieces. They used wheels but they were more primitive around 1550- 1096 BC. Their wheels were hand-spun they were the first creators of the wheel.

Nathan Lee

Made during Sung period (960-1127). glazed porcelaneous stoneware. 12th century.

Ancient Greek Pottery

Made sometime between 520-510 BC. This Attic bilingual amphora consists of Heracles and Athena. It was created by the Andokides Painter.

Jomon Pottery

12000-1500 BC

Coil Built Earthware

Created during Jomon Era, culture produced world's first coiled pots. Believed women produced such pots.

Fired above ground bonfires

This is Fort Ancient Pottery made in about 900 AD.

It was made in near the Miami river.

Greek Amphora

Neck Amphora in 480 BC, Greece

Blaine

Ancient Japanese Stoneware Pottery created sometime between the year 1333 - 1573

This was made in the early 16th Century, during the Inka times in Peru. Served as a paccha, or ceremonial vessel. Creator is unkown.

Source- http://www.metmuseum.org

ancient pottery

This piece of pottery was made in the 1st century AD. It is a two handled cup and has a brown-red gloss covering the exterior. It has a height of 3.5 in.

Long-necked bottle

Nara period (710-794), 8th century

Stoneware with natural ash glaze and incised decoration

Mesopotamian Jar

5000-6000 BC

Made by the Hacilar people

This is a plain redware two handle pot made somewhere between 900-1400. It was thought to be used by some Native American tribe.

Duck Shaped Vessel

A duck-shaped vessel from Vietnam. 15th century. Made of stoneware and painted with a blue under glaze. It was possibly used as a kendi (a special type of drinking vessel, where the neck doubled as a handle and for filling the vessel.) There is a heavy Chinese influence on this piece, since it is in the shape of a Mandarin duck, which is symbolic of marital issues.

Tea Bowl (Muichibutsu)

Brown Tea Bowl
Late 16th Century
Source: Artstor.org

Japan Bottle

Title: Bottle
Creator: unknown
Location: Japan, Tohoku
Date: Late Jomon period (ca. 1500-1000 B.C.)
Source: www.artstor.org