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2007Romanian Pottery - Pots and Cups - Set

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Technical details
  • 10.08.2007
  • Mihai Vamasescu
  • -
  • -
  • Offset
  • 4 Colours
  • 24 x 30 mm, 110 x 74 mm
  • 1.40LEI, 1.80LEI, 2.90LEI, 7.70LEI
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About Romanian Pottery - Pots and Cups

Romfilatelia, the company specialized in editing and trading Romanian postage stamps, introduces into circulation the postage stamp issue ROMANIAN POTTERY - Pots and
Cups).
Pottery has been practiced as early as ancient times, a fact supported by such evidence as the beautiful ceramic vessels from the Neolithic period, an epoch when a remarkable civilization was developed on the Romanian territory.

Being a handicraft reserved almost exclusively to men (the women possibly helping only with the decorations), pottery requires force, skill and special knowledge. Pottery is primarily influenced by domestic household needs. Ceramics has been and is still used for decoration purposes, in building activities (for example in stove plates) or tied to certain ceremonies.

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