Vintage European Clay Vessel sourced from Hungary. Pottery is an ancient craft that gives us a deep insight into the history of human existence in societies. By studying pottery, archaeologists, and historians have uncovered valuable cultural information about diet, technological advances, and daily life in ancient civilizations.
Hungary is famously known for its high-quality and ancient porcelain craftsmanship, though the country is also full of rich and diverse folk pottery from the Great Hungarian Plains of Hódmez. The land is full of rich clay deposits from the once-Pannonian Sea, leaving behind clay deposits after the sea was dried. The clays from this land are some of the richest fatty clays in the world, making them very easy to work with and manipulate and well-suited for large-scale pottery.
✦ Measure roughly 8 inches tall x 5 inches wide / Clay
*Due to the natural handmade nature of this item, each will slightly vary
Sourced in Hungary