Friday 3 April 2009

Ceramic urns

These ceramic urns are highly prized right around Greece. They may have been used to store olive oil or wine or othr commodities in thepast, but these days, they are used as flower pots.

ceramic urns

These ones are being taken possibly to a new home by pick-up truck. I took this photo while waiting for hte traffic lights to turn green at Koumbe - check out the colourful building in the background.

12 comments:

  1. Rune Eide3 April 2009 at 10:46

    They are wonderful - I have pictures of "the originals" at Knossos. Very impressive. It is very nice that they are sill used, even if it is as flowerpots.

    PS I did read you...

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  2. Anonymous3 April 2009 at 12:28

    i can image a wonderful garden decorated with those

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  3. Dina3 April 2009 at 13:43

    Oh, I love them! So big!
    Do you call these pithoi, still?

    Thanks for correcting me that omphalos is also in modern as well as ancient Greek. I should always ask you first about such things and not rely on my guidebooks only.

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  4. Dina3 April 2009 at 13:44

    PS
    The former mosque, with its arch and domes, is nice too. Interesting past.

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  5. giz3 April 2009 at 14:36

    This is my first visit to your blog. I'm loving the pictures.

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  6. Tinsie3 April 2009 at 16:16

    My mum's got two exactly like these. And yes, she uses them as flower pot stands :-)

    @ Dina: I think they're called pitharia (πυθάρια) which is a different word, but same root.

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  7. Anonymous3 April 2009 at 20:58

    Those are huge; I think they will also provide fantastic vases for flowers or even small trees.

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  8. Richard Lawry5 April 2009 at 01:02

    What a great storytelling photo. Those must be the super sized pots.

    An Arkies Musings

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  9. GMG5 April 2009 at 10:56

    Hi Maria! They're impressive, even as flower pots!
    Loved to see your «Green Valley»!

    India 2008 has come to an end at Blogtrotter, but there is a lot to see there, still in the BRIC countries… ;). Enjoy and have a great Sunday!

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  10. PJ10 April 2009 at 18:29

    Are they new or prized antiques? I would love to have a whole row of them.

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  11. Gemma Wiseman17 April 2009 at 15:57

    These urns are so huge and must be incredibly heavy! They would certainly make a wonderful garden feature!

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  12. Leif Hagen26 May 2009 at 19:36

    Those are some huge urns! Nice photo. I enjoyed looking thru your interesting blog pictures. Regards from EAGAN daily photo in Minnesota, USA

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