The Pottery of the Bronze Age

This plain pottery is representative of the Bronze Age. During the Neolithic Age, comb-pattern pottery was common. But around 1,500 B.C., plain pottery began gaining popularity.

Why did the design of pottery regress from patterned to plain? This is because the focus switched to functionality during the Bronze Age. Many types of vessels were manufactured for different purposes, such as cooking, storing food, and as burial items. This type of pottery generally had a flat base and a concave neck, but the details differed by region and period.