Imagine having to use clay pottery containers to reserve your dinner or lunch in, instead of the usual hard plastic you use. Or even having to make your own clay vase or bowl instead of just going to the store and buying it. Well, that is how the Egyptians did it. The Egyptians were one of the first cultures to invent pottery. Pottery was used so frequently, the people of Egypt needed craftsmen to specialize in creating it. The uses of pottery, the procedure for making it, and the material it was made up of played a big role of why pottery was so important to the Egyptians. Pottery in Egypt was used in a variety of ways. It was mainly used as art. However, they also used it for many other purposes too. For example, pottery was
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Pottery was generally made of clay found in the Nile River. In upper Egypt, people used marl clay to create pottery. One of the types of pottery made were covered in a substance called red ochre, an iron oxide coloring known as a pigment that was naturally found in Egypt. They would crush the red ochre to a powder form and use it as a coloring for the pottery. Sometimes it covered the entire item and sometimes they used it for decorations. They also used other crushed minerals, mixed together to get different artistic result. Sometimes pottery was also made of sand, straw, mud. At the same time, the process of creating was also important. Early pottery was made by pinching and coiling. It was made by hand, by women. Later in 3500 BC, craftsman used pottery wheels to make the procedure quicker. Egyptians carved on designs by using flint or copper tool from a stone called breccia. Some people even added images that showed animals and activities they were involved in. To finish the piece of pottery, they used quartz to polish the it. Today, you don’t think about storing food in clay pottery, or even think of making clay pots, unless you’re doing it as a hobby. But in ancient Egypt, pottery was a necessary item that was used daily by both lower and upper class. Pottery was prepared on a potter’s wheel or handmade with Nile clay and other natural pigments
Pottery was generally made of clay found in the Nile River. In upper Egypt, people used marl clay to create pottery. One of the types of pottery made were covered in a substance called red ochre, an iron oxide coloring known as a pigment that was naturally found in Egypt. They would crush the red ochre to a powder form and use it as a coloring for the pottery. Sometimes it covered the entire item and sometimes they used it for decorations. They also used other crushed minerals, mixed together to get different artistic result. Sometimes pottery was also made of sand, straw, mud. At the same time, the process of creating was also important. Early pottery was made by pinching and coiling. It was made by hand, by women. Later in 3500 BC, craftsman used pottery wheels to make the procedure quicker. Egyptians carved on designs by using flint or copper tool from a stone called breccia. Some people even added images that showed animals and activities they were involved in. To finish the piece of pottery, they used quartz to polish the it. Today, you don’t think about storing food in clay pottery, or even think of making clay pots, unless you’re doing it as a hobby. But in ancient Egypt, pottery was a necessary item that was used daily by both lower and upper class. Pottery was prepared on a potter’s wheel or handmade with Nile clay and other natural pigments