Pottery that's 3,300 years old

Week 38's ancient Terracotta, Sand, Chocolate & Stone

We’re in Greece, in the Peloponnese region before my next two art retreats start on the island of Hydra.

It’s an incredible place and has an abundance of archeological sites, many UNESCO listed, that are absolutely mind blowing. We’ve been to the Theatre of Epidaurus, built around 400 BC with seating for over 12,000 and considered the most perfect ancient Greek theatre for acoustics and aesthetics.

Over the weekend we made our way to Mycenae, an archaeological site in Greece and one of the most important cities in the ancient world. It was the major centre of the Mycenaean civilisation who were active during the late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BC). The site, famous for it’s association with the legendary King Agamemnon and for the Lion’s Gate, is breath taking in regards to its size and construction with incredible walls and tombs. The onsite museum holds examples of many ceramic containers created over a long period of time. The pieces were thrown on a pottery wheel and decorated with beautiful delicate line work that was produced on the site before being exported across the Mediterranean.