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Ceramics

 

 A day with Ceramics

On a sunny morning of 23rd of October, we and our classmates, as a part of the Erasmus+ project, visited both the Acropolis Museum and the DotAhart workshop. Besides from allowing us to develop our skills on the making of all types of ceramics, the information given was very useful and interesting enchancing our knowledge in an interactive way and allowing us to learn a lot more on this crucial part of the Greek culture and history. With that said, we'll now let you taste our experience and share everything we've learnt with you!

Starting with the most common use of ceramics, they were designed for feasts and daily family life, which                    A wide variety of containers found in the Acropolis Museum

required large supplies of
tableware, including transportation and storage vessels for wine andother liquids, jugs, cups for serving and drinking, plates and, finally, bowls for consuming food and holding sauces and condiments.

                                                    Acropolis Museum's jugs and bowls

  The econimic and trading activities of the inhabitants are reflective in the use of marble and lead balance weights and the amphorae, many of which bore stamps on their handles marking their city of provenance.

                                           An example found in the Acropolis Museum

  The clay moulds for making terracotta figurines and the unfinished sculptures point to the existence of pottery and sculpture workshops in the area.

  Kitchens were equipped with all the necessary utensils, vessels, basins, plates, grinders and pestles. The food was cooking on portable blazers and escharae, which were also used for heating the house. 

 Besides from the big diversity of jugs, bowls and plates, there were also made plenty of ceramic sculptures from the past till up to date.

   Clay-made plates and bowls

Sculptures found in both the Acropolis Museum and the DotAhart workshop

    As for the workshop, slides were shown, full of amazing pictures of the history of Ceramics and Sculpting.

The presentation was conducted by a professional of the area

Example of images shown on the presentation

 

    Finally, we tried to make a ceramic bowl by ourselves, guided by an experienced worker. We had a lot of fun making it, you should absolutely give it a try, it is completely worth it!

                             After being taught on how to do it, many students got the chance of trying to sculpt


   Our teachers tried it as well, as even one of them tried to sculpture Marios' (a greek student) nose.


                                                                      A talented teacher

 And, with this, we concluded our experience on working with Ceramics. It was a a really helpful activity and we really hope to have the chance to use the knoiwledge we gained again, someday.

 

Acropolis museum

 Acropolis museum

Caryatids

Acropolis built in LEGO

Caryatids

Visitors

                      

Museum’s entrance

Tuesday 22 October ,  11:30     

We visited Acropolis museum , one of the largest museum’s  in Greece.

Location 

The acropolis museum is located to the southwest to the rock of the acropolis
on the ancient road and its the most modern building in its area.

Foundation

It was founded in 2003 and it was opened for the public in 2009.

Visitors

Every year, more than one minilion people from around the world visit this museum to see its greek ancient exhibits and admire their beauty.

Kind of museum

Acropolis museum is an archaeological museum and its one of the best of its kind.

Must see : 

If you going to have the opportunity to visit this amazing place you should not miss the Acropolis built in LEGO bricks. Also you should walk around ancient statues and witness excavated treasures.

Things they need  to be careful with :

There's a strict area where you can't take photos. Moreover you have to be silent during your visit and listen to your guide. Last but not least don't eat or drink anything else (instead of water) when you are in the museum.

 

Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology