| Studying antique sculptures and pottery is a great | | | | exciting art form then pottery, pottery offers you a |
| way to see how cultures have evolved and how | | | | glimpse into the real lives of ancient cultures. Pottery |
| artistic skills have developed over the centuries. If | | | | should be examined by looking at its shape, its colors, |
| you are interested in learning about these ancient | | | | its patterns and its uses. All of these details will help |
| arts then you may want to begin by selecting a | | | | you to understand what people valued, what they |
| single culture to examine. Start with their primitive | | | | ate and drank and how they lived. |
| pieces and work your way up to modern pieces. | | | | Moving forward in time to the 19th and 20th century |
| No study of antique sculptures and pottery can be | | | | you can find example of antique pottery that are |
| complete without looking at the classical pieces | | | | more accessible to North American collectors and |
| created in Rome and Greece. The sculptures created | | | | connoisseurs. If you are interested in North American |
| by Michelangelo are perhaps the most well known of | | | | antique pottery then you may want to study |
| the classical artists, and they are some of the most | | | | Roseville pottery. This form of pottery was |
| accessible artworks to study. If you don't live near a | | | | manufactured in the U.S. between the 19th and 20th |
| museum that offers a display of Michelangelo's work, | | | | centuries. It is characterized by its simple and |
| then you can study his work by reading books on art | | | | functional designs. One popular pattern found in this |
| history, by reading books on Michelangelo and by | | | | form of antique pottery is the Pinecone pattern. |
| touring European art galleries and museums online. | | | | Other popular pattern lines include the Water Lily line |
| While sculpture tends to be regarded as a more | | | | and the Laurel style. |