The village of Kentri is close to Ierapetra in the South of Lasithi region of Crete. The potters of Kentri were well known for the production of "Stamnia" (crocks).
Kentri is among the four major pottery centers of Crete the last 100 years. It was the famous village of Crock makers. Until the mid-20th century were functioned twenty potteries, and it employed almost half the families in the village. In the period 1950-1970 there was a bloom of pottery production. In the 1970s, the potters left their jobs because the appearance of cheap and unbreakable aluminum or plastic utensils.
