Persian Ceramics History

One of the earliest known and excavated prehistoric sites that produced pottery is ganj darreh tappeh in the kermanshah region dating back to the 8th millennium bce another great discovery was made south of the caspian sea in a cave in the so called kamarband belt cave near present day behshahr.

Persian ceramics history. Agriculture gave rise to the baking of clay and the making of utensils by the people of iran. The history of the art of pottery in iran goes back into ancient time. Later wares were made from earthenware clays with a layer of white slip engobe. Persian pottery as a craft has very long history which goes back to the 7th millennium bc.

They were covered by transparent lead glazes and colors were added with oxides. While the majority of the collection consists of ceramic vessels and figurines bronzes and textiles are also represented. Earthenware is actually one of the oldest handicrafts in the world. Persian pottery or iranian pottery is the pottery made by the artists of persia iran and its history goes back to early neolithic age 7th millennium bce.

The iranian collection at the milwaukee public museum consists of over 300 artifacts spanning more than 6 000 years of history from the fourth millennium b c. One of the later kiln sites in persia is kerman which was the leading pottery centre in the 17th century. When agriculture came into existence and cultivation started on iran s plateau by primitive races of this land people made utensils of baked clay in order to meet their needs. Its wares are characterized by a very strong bright blue and a wavy rather bubbly glaze.

To the early 19th century. Pseudo chinese marks were frequently added to the blue and white. The history of persian ceramics pottery making in the iranian plateau dates back to the early neolithic age 7th millennium bce with the production of coarse unglazed wares.