Ceramics have been used for the maintenance of foods, oil and wine as well as for the decoration of Minoan Palaces.

Even the clay the pots are made from is specially selected to ensure the finest end product, with the clay being worked on site in massive mixing bowls, and then stored in a cool environment until required.

Slowly the pots are made, with the larger ones taking several days to complete. The potter carefully adding height to the walls of each pot, then letting it dry, so allowing the finished height (up to a metre and beyond!) to be attained without the pot collapsing under its own weight.