Earthenware

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

St. Francis Bowl (1531 CE)

Antiquities Europe Household Items Italy

Fired in 1531, this Italian maiolica bowl from Deruta shows st. Francis receiving stigmata in vivid colors.

Huastec earthenware head with serpent animal helmet, c. 600–1000 CE

Head With Animal Helmet (c. 600-1000 CE)

Antiquities Huastec Mesoamerica Sculpture

Modeled between the 7th and 11th centuries, this earthenware figure with an animal helmet from Mexico’s Gulf Coast tops a human head with a serpent helmet.