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Cretan Ceramic History

The history of Cretan ceramics is closely tied to the broader historical and cultural developments on the island of Crete, particularly during the Minoan civilization. The Minoans, who thrived on Crete from around 3000 BCE to 1100 BCE, were accomplished artisans and played a crucial role in the evolution of pottery in the Aegean region.

  1. Cretan Ceramics in Late Minoan Period
  2. Cretan Ceramics in Middle Minoan Period
  3. Cretan Ceramics in Early Minoan Period
  4. Cretan Ceramic Periods in the Ancient Era
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Creta Ceramics

The Cretan pottery makers were traveling, in well organized groups, around the island bringing together all required equipment and setting up hole new ceramics laboratories in the areas they visited. In this way they served the exact needs of remote areas while it had proved much easier to carry the pottery equipment than carry the bulky and heavy pots around the island with donkeys...

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Cretan Pottery

In Creta pottery, observing the materials, the forms and the technique of the manufacture (specifically of big jars) but also the way of ceramics baking that our ancient ancestors used, you feel that this unique pottery art has passed through centuries without radical changes and is continued even today.