Tall, slender and usually furnished with a single handle, the lekythos (Greek λήκυθος, plural lekythoi) is one of the most recognisable shapes of ancient Greek pottery. In antiquity, however, the word referred primarily to the vessel’s function: a container for...
September naturally brings children and school life to mind. For us at THETIS and ATTIC BLACK, it also recalls how our collection of ancient-inspired toys began. In September 2003, my two-year-old son was about to start kindergarten. While buying his...
A summer journey through the Cyclades, from Early Cycladic pottery and marble figurines to the Bronze Age world of Akrotiri. This post brings together Attic Black pieces inspired by island forms, ancient vessels, and the enduring simplicity of Aegean design: light, sea, clay, and objects made beautifully well.
Swallows arrive late in Athens this year, inspiring a June reflection on summer, birds, and ancient Greek pottery — from the word χελιδών to a famous red-figure pelike.
May takes its name from Maia, a figure linked with growth, fertility, and the nurturing force of spring. This short article connects the ancient meanings of May with the extraordinary Sotades Tomb, found in nineteenth-century Athens, where a delicate cup showing a seated woman and child offers a quiet image of care, infancy, and the fragile hope of renewal.
At THETIS and ATTIC BLACK, remaking ancient ceramics is not understood as simple copying. It is a process shaped by research, reconstruction, and a sustained dialogue between ancient forms, lost techniques, and the present.
