Cahokia ceramic vessels

Ceramic Timeline

  • Moche portrait vessel
    100

    Moche portrait vessel

    Come from the Moche culture of Peru. Portrayed human figured,and were meant to hold liquids. 100-800CE
  • Period: 100 to

    Ceramic History

  • Hopewell pottery
    300

    Hopewell pottery

    various local cultures involved in the Hopewell tradition. 200-400 CE. used in a variety of ways: from storage and cooking to holding offerings during burial ceremonies
  • Jun Ware
    May 14, 1000

    Jun Ware

    The Jun Ware was created during three dynasties: Northern Song dynasty (960–1126) to the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) and Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). It comes from the Asian culture. Their purposed served mostly as food dishes, or decoration.
  • Meiping
    May 15, 1100

    Meiping

    618-1279CE. Asian Culture. used to display branches of plum blossoms, or used to hold wine.
  • Stirrup jar
    May 15, 1200

    Stirrup jar

    ancient Mediterranean region. use as containers for oil and wine. 1200-1350CE
  • Cibola White Ware
    May 15, 1300

    Cibola White Ware

    ceramic tradition of Arizona and New Mexico. 1225-1325 CE. They were used to hold food, and water.
  • Soft-paste porcelain
    May 14, 1580

    Soft-paste porcelain

    China was the first country to create items with soft-paste porcelain, but then Europe began to replicate it. Soft-paste porcelain can be used to create pots, and dinnerware; so the uses can be for fine dining or decoration.
  • Mississippian culture pottery

    Mississippian culture pottery

    Ceramic tradition of the Mississippian Culture(800-1600CE). There are different uses for the pottery, depending on the item made. (hold food, water, carrying things, ect.)
  • Face Jug

    Face Jug

    It is said face jugs originated from African Americans who worked on American plantations. They are said to be used to scare away negative energies/spirits. 1700-1800CE
  • Staffordshire dog figurines

    Staffordshire dog figurines

    made 1920-2009. made in England, mainly in the county of Staffordshire. made for decoration.
  • Barro negro pottery

    Barro negro pottery

    style of pottery from Oaxaca, Mexico. 1980s-present. Used for everyday purposes.
  • Ceramics of Jalisco

    Ceramics of Jalisco

    Come from Mexico. 1950s-1960s. Uses include cookware, plates, bowls, and piggy banks.
  • Franciscan Ceramics

    Franciscan Ceramics

    Use terracotta garden ware, earthenware tableware & art ware, porcelain tableware & art ware, stoneware tableware, stoneware and earthenware tile to make dinnerware. 1934–1962. American Culture.
  • Pingsdorf Ware

    Pingsdorf Ware

    Produced during 9th-13th century. There has been bellied pots and beakers as well as jugs and early types of stove tiles found. Made during the medievel settlements of North Western Europe.
  • Islamic pottery

    Islamic pottery

    622-1200 CE. used for drinking and eating. Came from like: Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, North Africa (African Red Slip) and later other regions