How was ancient Greek pottery fired?
Clay was a major part of the ancient Greek culture, as this was the only material that the Greek people could make containers from. After being fired, clay is waterproof and virtually unbreakable (unless dropped). Potters could make containers of all shapes and sizes.KilnGreek potters would fire the piece in a kiln that had vents on all sides. Unlike the potters of today, the Greeks would only fire the pieces once, but the process had three stages.PotteryThe potter would create the piece on the pottery wheel and then paint the piece with a thin layer of watery clay called “slip”.Stage OneThe potter would place the finished pieces in the kiln and raise the temperature to 800 degrees C with the vents open to let air in. When the kiln had reached the correct temperature the pottery would change from black to red.Stage TwoOnce the temperature was reached the potter would close the vents, cutting off the air. Then he would raise the temperature to 950 degrees C and then let it fall back to
