Aesthetic and artistic considerations have often been part of the formation of the pottery vessels, however modern mass production techniques have replaced the traditional role of pottery with mechanized reproduction, which has in turn caused the potter to be more focused on the aesthetic than the utilitarian in industrialized nations. Traditionally, different world regions have produced different types of clay, also called bodies, with the potter digging clay out of natural banks in his own 'back yard.' In modern times, potter ...

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Pottery, Pottery - Types of pottery, Pottery - Techniques, Pottery - Forming techniques, Pottery - Decorative and finishing techniques, Pottery - Glazing and firing techniques, Pottery - Production stages, Pottery - History, Pottery - Palaeolithic pottery, Pottery - Neolithic pottery, Pottery - Reference

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A person who makes pottery is traditionally known as a potter. The potter's most basic tool is his or her hands, however many of their tools have been created over the long history of pottery, including the potter's wheel, various paddles, shaping tools (or ribs), slab rollers, and cutting tools. Pottery - Forming techniques. There are three basic categories of forming techniques used in pottery—handwork, wheel work, and slipcasting. It's very common for wheel-worked pieces to be finished by handwork techniques. Slipcast pieces tend not to be, as that negates o ...

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Pottery, Pottery - Types of pottery, Pottery - Techniques, Pottery - Forming techniques, Pottery - Decorative and finishing techniques, Pottery - Glazing and firing techniques, Pottery - Production stages, Pottery - History, Pottery - Palaeolithic pottery, Pottery - Neolithic pottery, Pottery - Reference

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Bisque is a fired piece (bisquette) of unglazed clay used to make pottery, figurines, dolls, knickknacks, ornaments etc. This porous, vitreous ceramic can be created using heat, which causes a chemical reaction (dehydroxylation) in clay (e.g. kaolinite) to irreversibly change: Unearth or procure clay and mold, form, turn, wedge, cast or sculpt into the desired shape. Avoid air pockets. Wrap the piece in plastic wrap and set in a moist environment for several days. Once air-dried, the clay piece is called greenwar

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The black-figure pottery technique is a style of ancient Greek pottery painting in which the decoration appears as black silhouettes on a red background. Originated in Corinth during the early 7th century BC, it was introduced into Attica about a generation later. The technique flourished until being practically replaced by the more advanced red-figure pottery technique in 530 BC, although later examples do exist. Greek vases were made of a pale iron-rich clay which turned a reddish-orange colour when fired. The design was sket ...

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• Black-figure pottery - Timeline and list of Famous Black Figure Potters

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Bernard Howell Leach (1887–1979), a British studio potter. Bernard Leach was born in Hong Kong, but spent his young adult years in Japan where he came into contact with a group of young, art-interested Japanese, calling themselves Shirakaba (白樺). Through them he learned about William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement. It was in Japan that Leach began potting under the direction of Shigekichi Urano (Kenzan VI) and befriended a young potter named Shoji Hamada. With Hamada, he set up the Leach Pottery at St. Ives, Corn ...

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• Bernard Leach - Notes

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The art of ancient Greece has exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries from ancient times until the present, particularly in the areas of sculpture and architecture. In the West, the art of the Roman Empire was largely derived from Greek models. In the East, Alexander the Great's conquests initiated several centuries of exchange between Greek, Central Asian and Indian cultures, resulting in Greco-Buddhist art, with ramifications as far as Japan. Following the Renaissance in Europe, the humanist aesthetic and th ...

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• Art in Ancient Greece - Definition
• Art in Ancient Greece - Periods
• Art in Ancient Greece - Survivals
• Art in Ancient Greece - Pottery
• Art in Ancient Greece - Sculpture
• Art in Ancient Greece - Architecture
• Art in Ancient Greece - Coin design

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Bernard Palissy (~1510 - 1590) was a French potter. He is said to have been born about 1510, either at Saintes or Agen, but both date and locality are uncertain. It has been stated, on insufficient authority, that his father was a glass-painter and that he served as his fathers apprentice. He tells us that he was apprenticed to a glass-painter and that he also acquired in his youth the elements of land-surveying. At the end of his apprenticeship he followed the general custom and became a travelling workman; acquiring fresh knowledge in many parts of France and the Low Countries, perhap ...

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• Bernard Palissy - Palissy's Pottery

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Buckley (Welsh: Bwcle) is a town in Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the second largest town in Flintshire in terms of population and is 2 miles from Mold, the county town. It is located on the A549 road. Buckley - History. Buckley (the name comes from the Anglo-Saxon bok lee, meaning meadow, or field) was an Anglo-Saxon location, with some of its houses recorded in the Domesday Book of the 11th Century. However, the first documented evidence of its existence dates from 1 ...

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• Buckley - History
• Buckley - Mining and pottery
• Buckley - Buckley dialect
• Buckley - The 'Buckley Panto'
• Buckley - Present day
• Buckley - Geography
• Buckley - The Jubilee
• Buckley - Royal Buckley Town Band
• Buckley - Schools
• Buckley - Music / culture

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The Beaker culture (also Bell-Beaker culture, Beaker people, or Beaker folk, German Glockenbecherkultur), ca. 2600 — 1900 BC, is the term for a widely but spottily scattered archaeological culture of prehistoric western Europe starting in the late Neolithic (stone age) running into the early bronze age. Beaker culture - Extent. Its remains have been found in what is now Portugal, Spain, France (excluding the central massif), Great Britain and Ireland, the Low Countries, and Ger ...

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• Beaker culture - Extent
• Beaker culture - Pottery
• Beaker culture - Origin
• Beaker culture - Interpretation
• Beaker culture - Sources

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An amphora is a type of ceramic vase with two handles, used for the transportation and storage of perishable goods and more rarely as containers for the ashes of the dead or as prize awards. Most were produced with a pointed base to allow them to be stored in an upright position by being partly embedded in sand or soft ground, while those with a ring base tended to be used for domestic or votive purposes. The latter were often glazed and decorated with figures, while purely functional amphorae were plain in appearance, often distinguished onl ...

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The Vision Serpent is an important creature in Pre-Columbian Maya mythology. The serpent was a very important social and religious symbol, revered by the Maya. Maya mythology describes serpents as being the vehicles by which celestial bodies, such as the sun and stars, cross the heavens. The shedding of their skin made them a symbol of rebirth and renewal. They were so revered, that one of the main Mesoamerican deities, Quetzalcoatl, was represented as a feathered serpent. T ...

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• Vision Serpent - The Maya Vision Serpent and Bloodletting
• Vision Serpent - The Vision Serpent and Maya Religion
• Vision Serpent - Vision Serpent and Maya jewelry and pottery
• Vision Serpent - Vision Serpent and Mayan architecture
• Vision Serpent - Vision Serpent today
• Vision Serpent - Bibliography

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The culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years, with its beginnings in Ancient Greece, through the influence of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Greek independence. Greece is often called the cradle of Western civilisation. Culture of Greece - Art and architecture. The art and architecture of ancient Greece have greatly influenced Western art through the present day. Byzantine art and architecture also played an important role in early Christianity, and remai ...

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• Culture of Greece - Art and architecture
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• Culture of Greece - Pottery and coins
• Culture of Greece - Literature
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• Culture of Greece - Philosophy science and mathematics
• Culture of Greece - Music
• Culture of Greece - Cuisine
• Culture of Greece - Sports

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The Urnfield culture (c. 1300 BC - 750 BC) is a pre-Celtic culture of central Europe, considered by some scholars to mark the origin of the Celts as a distinct cultural group. The name comes from the custom of cremating the dead and placing their ashes in urns which were then buried in fields. The Urnfield culture followed the Tumulus culture and was succeeded by the Hallstatt culture. Urnfield - Chronology. In some areas like south-western Germany, the date is taken as 1200 BC (beginning of Ha A), but the ...

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• Urnfield - Chronology
• Urnfield - Origin
• Urnfield - Distribution and local groups
• Urnfield - Burial
• Urnfield - Construction of the graves
• Urnfield - Grave gifts
• Urnfield - Upper-class burials
• Urnfield - Material culture
• Urnfield - Pottery
• Urnfield - Tools
• Urnfield - Weapons
• Urnfield - Chariots
• Urnfield - Iron
• Urnfield - Settlements
• Urnfield - Open settlements
• Urnfield - Pile dwellings
• Urnfield - Fortified settlements
• Urnfield - Hoards
• Urnfield - Cult
• Urnfield - Economy
• Urnfield - Ethnic ascription
• Urnfield - Migrations
• Urnfield - Related cultures
• Urnfield - Sites
• Urnfield - Sources

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A cooking pot (saucepan in British English) is a large bowl that is heated in order to cook the food inside it. They can be made from either ceramics or metals, and have been used nearly everywhere in the world throughout human history. Cooking pot - Ceramic pots. The earliest cooking pots were made of clay or ceramics. Ceramics, such as stoneware or glass, are stable materials that conduct poorly, so these pots must cook over relatively low heats and over long periods of time. They are gener ...

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Central to Korean success were the chambered climbing kilns that were used throughout the Joseon dynasty and exported abroad, especially to Japan by Korean kiln-makers were they were renamed as noborigama in the Karatsu area from the 17th century on. Today most kilns used are electric kilns with computer controlled switchoffs, replacing first generation electric kilns with ceramic cones used as timers. There are, howe ...

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Korean pottery, Korean pottery - Early history, Korean pottery - Chinese influences, Korean pottery - Three Kingdoms pottery, Korean pottery - Silla Era pottery, Korean pottery - Goryeo Dynasty, Korean pottery - Joseon Dynasty pottery, Korean pottery - Occupied Korea and Japanese restraints, Korean pottery - After 1945, Korean pottery - Contemporary pottery, Korean pottery - Kilns, Korean pottery - Centers for studying Korean pottery

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Many Pre-Columbian pottery traditions are well known to the general public and significant pieces are found in collections in most major museums. Among the most well known are pots found in the Anasazi ruins of the Southwest United States, pottery produced by a number of Pueblo peoples, also in the Southwest United States, and Mayan pottery found in southern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. Less well known pottery traditions include the Casas Grandes region of Northern Mexico and the prehistoric pot ...

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Native American pottery, Native American pottery - Pottery techniques, Native American pottery - Pottery traditions, Native American pottery - North American Pottery, Native American pottery - North and Northeastern Cultures, Native American pottery - Southeastern/Central Cultures, Native American pottery - Southwestern Cultures, Native American pottery - Central American Pottery, Native American pottery - South American Pottery, Native American pottery - Modern Native American pottery

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Also called Imari-yaki. Bizen-yaki – Produced in Okayama. Also called Inbe-yaki. A reddish-brown pottery, which is believed to have originated in the 6th century. Hagi-yaki – Produced in Yamaguchi. Since it is burned at a relatively low temperature, it is fragile and transmits the warmth of its contents quickly. Karatsu-yaki – Produced in Saga. The most produced pottery in western Japan. Believed to have started in the 16th century. Greatly influenced by Korean potters. See also:

Japanese pottery, Japanese pottery - Styles of Japanese pottery, Japanese pottery - Reference

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Native American pottery - North and Northeastern Cultures. Each of these main groups contained many tribes, each of which had adapted to their environments which were all slightly different. The four main groups were subdivided by the following geographic areas: The Pacific coast and mountains. Yukon. The Plains. Cree/Manitoba. Sioux. The St. Lawrence valley.Great Lakes. Iroquois. Maritime Provinces/St. Lawrence. The North-East Woodlands (broad region, encompassing the woods near th ...

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Native American pottery, Native American pottery - Pottery techniques, Native American pottery - Pottery traditions, Native American pottery - North American Pottery, Native American pottery - North and Northeastern Cultures, Native American pottery - Southeastern/Central Cultures, Native American pottery - Southwestern Cultures, Native American pottery - Central American Pottery, Native American pottery - South American Pottery, Native American pottery - Modern Native American pottery

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The Ancient Greeks made pottery for everyday use, not for display; the trophies won at games, such as the Panathenaic amphorae (wine decanters), are the exception. Most surviving pottery consists of drinking vessels such as amphorae, kraters (bowls for mixing wine and water), hydria (water jars), libation bowls, jugs and cups. Painted funeral urns have also been found. Miniatures were also produced in large numbers, mainly for use as offerings at temples. In the Hellenistic period a wider ...

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Pottery of Ancient Greece, Pottery of Ancient Greece - Uses of pottery in Ancient Greece, Pottery of Ancient Greece - History of Ancient Greek pottery, Pottery of Ancient Greece - Types of Ancient Greek pottery

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