Samarra Pottery
/səˈmɑːrə ˈpɒtəri/noun
A distinctive type of prehistoric painted ceramic associated with the Samarra culture of sixth-millennium BCE Mesopotamia.
Did you know?Samarra pottery was produced in ancient Mesopotamia around the sixth millennium BCE, and its bold designs are among the earliest known examples of highly sophisticated painted ceramic art.
Etymological Timeline
6th Millennium BCE
Archaeology
Samarra pottery
“Painted ceramics produced by the prehistoric Samarra culture in central Mesopotamia.”
6th Millennium BCE
Archaeology
Samarra culture
“A Neolithic cultural tradition centered in the region of modern Iraq, known partly through its distinctive ceramics.”
9th Century CE
Arabic
Sāmarrāʾ
“The Arabic name of Samarra, the Iraqi city whose archaeological remains later gave the pottery its modern scholarly name.”
13th Century
Old French
poterie
“Pottery; the craft or products made from pots and fired clay.”
14th–15th Century
Middle English
pottery
“Earthen vessels collectively, and the making of such vessels.”
Modern English
English
Samarra pottery
“The established archaeological designation for the painted ceramic tradition associated with the Samarra culture.”