Loutrophoros

€1,800.00

Hand-built using black stoneware clay, this piece was inspired by a type of amphora called Loutrophoros. A loutrophoros (Ancient Greek: λουτροφόρος; Greek etymology: λουτρόν/loutron and φέρω/pherō, English translation: "bathwater" and "carry") is a distinctive type of Greek pottery vessel characterized by an elongated neck with two handles. The loutrophoros was used to carry water for a bride's pre-nuptial ritual bath, and in funeral rituals, and was placed in the tombs of the unmarried. There are 6 homemade glazes poured on the surface of this piece reacting and melting to 1240 °C

43cm X 30cm X 62cm

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Hand-built using black stoneware clay, this piece was inspired by a type of amphora called Loutrophoros. A loutrophoros (Ancient Greek: λουτροφόρος; Greek etymology: λουτρόν/loutron and φέρω/pherō, English translation: "bathwater" and "carry") is a distinctive type of Greek pottery vessel characterized by an elongated neck with two handles. The loutrophoros was used to carry water for a bride's pre-nuptial ritual bath, and in funeral rituals, and was placed in the tombs of the unmarried. There are 6 homemade glazes poured on the surface of this piece reacting and melting to 1240 °C

43cm X 30cm X 62cm

Hand-built using black stoneware clay, this piece was inspired by a type of amphora called Loutrophoros. A loutrophoros (Ancient Greek: λουτροφόρος; Greek etymology: λουτρόν/loutron and φέρω/pherō, English translation: "bathwater" and "carry") is a distinctive type of Greek pottery vessel characterized by an elongated neck with two handles. The loutrophoros was used to carry water for a bride's pre-nuptial ritual bath, and in funeral rituals, and was placed in the tombs of the unmarried. There are 6 homemade glazes poured on the surface of this piece reacting and melting to 1240 °C

43cm X 30cm X 62cm