First Gladiator Fights Were Organized in Roman Britain; Researchers Find Evidence of Combat on a Clay Vase Ancient Roman ...

While archaeologists have long been unearthing mass-produced memorabilia featuring the fierce battles of ancient Roman gladiators, rarely do they come across artifacts that depict specific fighters ...

Chris Mottram, Thrower. The clay is shaped on a potter’s wheel, a skill that has been passed down from potter to potter. The vase is sprayed with a surface coating of colour before the turner ...

with its good clay deposits close to waterways, made production easy. So-called because of the stylised gilded porcelain rhinoceros on the vase, the Rhinoceros Vase is 1.2m high and weighs over 50kg.

There are a bunch of mini vases and some much larger counterparts — each with its own distinct and “just perfect” design. Followers were obsessed with Crew’s kid-sized pottery wheel that ...

Fashion editor Harriet Davey talks us through her new-found lockdown talent: making candle holders, vases and planters from air dry clay. It seems as though I’m not alone in my lockdown arts and ...