Persian Ceramics History

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Persian ceramics history.

The history of persian ceramics pottery making in the iranian plateau dates back to the early neolithic age 7th millennium bce with the production of coarse unglazed wares. Its wares are characterized by a very strong bright blue and a wavy rather bubbly glaze. While the majority of the collection consists of ceramic vessels and figurines bronzes and textiles are also represented. Persian pottery as a craft has very long history which goes back to the 7th millennium bc.

Later wares were made from earthenware clays with a layer of white slip engobe. To the early 19th century. Earthenware is actually one of the oldest handicrafts in the world. One of the earliest known and excavated prehistoric sites that produced pottery is ganj darreh tappeh in the kermanshah region dating back to the 8th millennium bce another great discovery was made south of the caspian sea in a cave in the so called kamarband belt cave near present day behshahr.

Agriculture gave rise to the baking of clay and the making of utensils by the people of iran. The history of the art of pottery in iran goes back into ancient time. Pseudo chinese marks were frequently added to the blue and white. When agriculture came into existence and cultivation started on iran s plateau by primitive races of this land people made utensils of baked clay in order to meet their needs.

Here again the pottery finds date to 8000 bce. One of the oldest is persian pottery made by the artists of persia iran. Throughout the centuries since the early neolithic age functional potteryware has been created in various forms all around the world made and designed by many cultures.