1. Ceramic Vessels
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4. Speculate • What country or region do you think the work came from?
• What culture do you think it might be from?
• When do you think it was created?
• What do you see in the work that leads you to these conclusions? 

5. Speculate • What country or region do you think the work came from?
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• What do you see in the work that leads you to these conclusions? 

6. Speculate • What country or region do you think the work came from?
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7. Speculate • What country or region do you think the work came from?
• What culture do you think it might be from?
• When do you think it was created? Speculate.
• What do you see in the work that leads you to these conclusions? 

8. Speculate • What country or region do you think the work came from?
• What culture do you think it might be from?
• When do you think it was created? Speculate.
• What do you see in the work that leads you to these conclusions? 

9. Discover the History -Read with your partner
-Make note of where and when the vessel was made and its function.

10. Chinese 1662-1722 Porcelain with Blue Underglaze
Chinese shipped these vessels down the Yangtze River and sold them to European Traders- Ships carried A TON of pieces per trip- one ship sank with 223,303 pieces on it
Porcelain was considered an exotic and rare material that only upper class could have- Europeans made rooms to house these prized possessions called China Cabinets

11. - Looking back at your previous answers, were you correct or incorrect about where and when the object was made?
- What were some of the things you saw in the works that led you to correct conclusions?
-What were some of the things you saw in the works that led you to incorrect conclusions?
- Were you surprised by the correct answers?

12. Mycenean Bull’s Head for Scented Oil 1300-1200 BC
Plastic Vases= vessels in the form of a human, animal, or mythological being
Mycenean culture blossomed in Greece in BC
It started in Greece but spread throughout the Mediteranean
The head of a bull forms the body of this Mycenaean vase. Although most popular in the later Archaic period, so-called plastic vases--vessels in the form of a human, animal, or mythological being--were also produced in the Mycenaean world.  As with later versions of the form, plastic vases were adapted for specialized uses. Although now broken, this aryballos originally had a narrow spouted mouth and a handle that ran from the body to the mouth. An aryballos would have been used to hold perfumed oil, and the narrow mouth was designed to conserve this precious commodity.  Scholars use the term Mycenaean to describe the culture that flourished in Greece in the period from about 1500 to 1200 B.C. Originating on the mainland of Greece, Mycenaean culture spread by means of trade and colonization over much of the Mediterranean during the course of centuries. 
Unknown  Mycenaean, B.C.  Terracotta  1 5/8 x 3 5/16 x 3 1/4 in.  96.AE.68

13. - Looking back at your previous answers, were you correct or incorrect about where and when the object was made?
- What were some of the things you saw in the works that led you to correct conclusions?
-What were some of the things you saw in the works that led you to incorrect conclusions?
- Were you surprised by the correct answers?

14. Lidded Pot-pourri Vase, French 1760
Very difficult form to fire- only ten survive today- 12 were ever produced
The shape derives from the NEF a table decoration inspired by the form of a ship
Vase would have help potpourri used to pleasantly scent a room
Claude-Nicolas Dodin painted the scene on the from copied from artist DAVID TENIERS the YOUNGER

15. - Looking back at your previous answers, were you correct or incorrect about where and when the object was made?
- What were some of the things you saw in the works that led you to correct conclusions?
-What were some of the things you saw in the works that led you to incorrect conclusions?
- Were you surprised by the correct answers?

16. Basin with Deucalion and Pyrra, Italian, 1565
-This dish was used at a fancy dinner party- it was filled with scented water for guests to wash their hands in between courses. This one- because of its painted decorative elements- was probably just for display
-The central scene tells the story of Ceucalion and Pyrrha from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. According to the legend- the husband and wife renewed the human race by throwing stones behind them after a devastating flood- the stones turned into humans when they struck the earth
-Orazio Fontana develoved a type of Maiolica decoration inspired by frescos in the Vatican by Raphael. The Frescos were inspired by Ancient Roman wall paintings.

18. - Looking back at your previous answers, were you correct or incorrect about where and when the object was made?
- What were some of the things you saw in the works that led you to correct conclusions?
-What were some of the things you saw in the works that led you to incorrect conclusions?
- Were you surprised by the correct answers?

19. Black Figure Komast Cup 580-575 BC
6 Komasts or Revelers (party goer) dance around the sides of this cup
This cup was used at celebrations or parties- dancing and drinking figures are common and fitting.
Komasts have a distinct dance which is depicted on this cup
This cup was decorated in a way that so many cups at this time were, that they called them Komast cups- the rosettes around the rim, the rays near the foot, and the black interior

20. - Looking back at your previous answers, were you correct or incorrect about where and when the object was made?
- What were some of the things you saw in the works that led you to correct conclusions?
-What were some of the things you saw in the works that led you to incorrect conclusions?
- Were you surprised by the correct answers?

21. Compare and Contrast How are these works similar and different?
-Consider the Surface, Decoration, Function, and Construction

22. Why are they in a museum? Quality Craftsmanship Beauty
Historical Significance
Sacredness
Rarity

23. Our Criteria Quality Craftsmanship Beauty Historical Significance
Sacredness
Rarity