Wondering about the secrets behind a rare porcelain plate, the Dutch collector Ton Letwory found hope in Jingdezhen Ancient Ceramic Gene Bank, the first of its kind in the world. With help from ...

Credit: Arbyreed / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 A UMass Amherst graduate student may have accidentally created a mysterious liquid that defies scientific laws – and seems strangely devoted to the shape of ancient ...

a shower of ceramic shards cascading to the floor. This orchestrated pandemonium is not fueled by anger, but by an ancient tradition – the art of plate-smashing. For some, it’s a release of joy, a way ...

Flying shards of pottery were dangerous, so plate smashing was outlawed in the taverns and nightclubs of Greece. In the spirit of smashing plates, a variation on the custom was introduced using ...

Nowadays, there are dozens of streamlined cordless and corded designs, each with adjustable heat temperatures, ceramic plates, powerful airflow features and more. Indeed, the popular beauty tool ...

Two academic papers published earlier this year explained how an unprecedented amount of 7th-century BCE Egyptian pottery was found ... hint at the presence of Greek mercenaries, who would have ...

The discovery of large amounts of Egyptian and Greek pottery at Megiddo confirmed that Egyptian forces and their Greek mercenaries had a presence at Megiddo at the end of the seventh century BCE.

As suggested by the fish plate, changes in technique and style accompanied cultural ... Johnson Memorial Art Acquisition Fund and the Memorial Art Fund, 2012.001 Large eyes on Greek pottery were ...