Earthenware

Earthenware, a porous clay pottery. Fired at low temperatures, it was often shaped into vessels and figurines.

Irises (1890 CE)

Art Painting Post-Impressionism Vincent van Gogh

In Vincent van Gogh’s Irises (1890) you are immediately drawn into a lively explosion of form and hue. A dense bouquet of iris flowers rises dramatically from a simple earthenware vase..

Black-Figure Vessel for Incense (c.600-400 BCE)

Antiquities Ceremonial & Religious Europe Greece

This small black-figure incense vessel opens onto a world in which religion was experienced through smoke, fragrance, and image as much as through words or gesture.

Attic black-figure neck amphora with Poseidon and Amphitrite, c. 540 BCE

Black-Figure Poseidon Neck Amphora (c. 540 BCE)

Antiquities Europe Greece Household Items

The scene has been interpreted as representing either a gathering of gods inculding poseidon for a divine council on Mount Olympus or their departure for the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, a mythological event frequently depicted in Archaic art.

Attic red-figure lekythos, terracotta oil flask, c. 490 BCE

Red-Figure Lekythos (c.490 BCE)

Antiquities Ceremonial & Religious Europe Greece

Crafted in Attic ceramic tradition, this lekythos not only served practical purposes but also embodied the artistic pinnacle of late Archaic Greece, blending heroism and sensuality in a way that invites viewers to explore ancient myths and daily life.

Maya cylindrical vessel with carved ballplayer figure, c. 600–1000 CE.

Vessel With Ballplayer (c.600-1000 CE)

Antiquities Ceremonial & Religious Maya Mesoamerica

This cylindrical vessel, adorned with a carved depiction of a diving ballplayer, captures the dynamic intensity of the Mesoamerican ballgame, a central ritual in Maya culture.

Nayarit earthenware pair of standing figures in Ixtlán del Río style, 100 BCE–300 CE.

Pair of Standing Figures (100 BCE-300 CE)

Antiquities Ceremonial & Religious Mesoamerica Nayarit

A pair of standing figures, crafted in the Ixtlán del Río style from earthenware with colored slips, depicts a male and female adorned with jewelry and symbolic attributes.

Echizen-ware earthenware storage jar with natural ash glaze, 1400s CE

Echizen Ware Storage Jar (1400s CE)

Antiquities Asia Household Items Japan

This Echizen Ware storage jar from the 1400s Muromachi period, crafted from stoneware with natural ash glaze, embodies Zen-inspired wabi-sabi aesthetics.