MINOAN POTTERY

Grade 5
Vocabulary Words
◦ Coil Pot: A ceramic vessel made from long circular pieces of clay.
◦ Sgraffito: A ceramic design technique that uses carving through slip onto a leather
hard surface.
◦ Minoan Pottery: A historical form of pottery created on the island of Crete.
◦ Needle Tool: A small pointy tool used for ceramics.
◦ Slip: A liquid form of clay with pigment used for surface design.
◦ Leather Hard: A state of clay where the clay body becomes rubbery hard.
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LIVE TO THOSE OF OTHERS?
IN WHAT WAYS CAN SOMETHING BE BOTH USEFUL AND
BEAUTIFUL?
HOW CAN WE SIMPLISTICALLY DEPICT OUR VALUES?