Greek pottery
Greek pottery is a way to spread culture. Transportation for food and water. Understand life and way of Ancient Greece. Tell stories from past.

TECHNIQUES FOR GREEK POTTERY

• Use wire to cut piece
• Make the form
• Finish making form to let sit for 5 days
• Then gets fired
• After the fire, a glaze can be put onto the piece.
• It is then fired again

PURPOSES OF GREEK POTTERY

• Greek pots tell us life about the Athens and Greek cities
• Different pots have different purposes
• Pots would be decorated with scans from daily life
• Greek pottery would make decoration

HOW GREEK POTTERY WAS MADE

• Pottery is put into form to make model
• Pottery then dries
• Clay heats at high temperatures
• A glaze and further details are put on to the piece
• Piece is once fired again

Shapes
There are many different shapes, these include Olpe, sieve jugs, ball crater, and volute pots. These are not the only one, all made differently with different purposes.

Greek pottery colors
The Athens invented red figurine techniques. Many pieces remain a orange red color. Some firings Turn Black from the firing of the pot. Some colors stay the same while others change over time.

Greek pottery designs
Designs often have to do with life styles and traditions. One example would be bell krater. These designs often have to with stories from the past.

POTTERY SCHEMES

• Pots come in different shapes and styles.
• Some for house hold items others for culture
• The pots can have different purposes such as carrying things, drinking and decorations

Ages of pottery
Pottery is one of the oldest human inventions. People first started making pottery in East Asia in china and Japan around 14000 BC. Pottery was also around before farming.

Greek Vases
Vases come in many ways. Styles of vases can have to do with time. Different vases also come from different places.

Maps
Pottery started in East Asia which is about 4000 miles from Greece. Pottery has now spread across most of the world.

Uses for Greek pottery

Greek pottery is a way to spread culture. Transport food and water. Understand life and way of Ancient Greek. Tell stories from the past.

GREEK POTTERY SHAPES

• There are many different pot shapes, these include Olpe, sieve jugs, ball crater, and volute pots.
• These are not the only ones, there are still many more

IMPORTANT DATES

• 900 BC
• The Geometric style of Greek pottery is first produced
• 800 BC
• The first animal and human figures appear on Greek pottery.
• Greek pottery has been around since 14000 BC to today

Inspirations
Greek pottery has a large influence on our understanding of Greek society. As pottery spreads through the world more and more are being influenced to make it. Today almost the whole world is making pottery.

Stories
In the days of Greece huge amounts of pottery were produced to serve daily need in life. Stories are often also painted on to the vases.

STYLES

• Pots can be put into many different type of styles
• These can include animals ,people, pots, jugs or just about anything
• Styles can also match the culture

MATERIALS

• Many materials are used to make Greek pottery
• These include clay, fork, spoon, wire , needle tool, kiln and sponge
• These tools and materials are needed to make Greek pottery

WEBSITES

• Wall Street journal.com
• Brittanicaa.com
• Ancient.eu
• Khan Academy.com