Description
Item details
Material: clay
Making method: handmade
Country of Manufacture: Morocco, Safi
Big diameter: 11 cm = 4.33 inches
Small diameter: 7 cm = 2.75 inches
Height: 16 cm = 6.3 inches
Weight: 208 grams = 7.33 oz
Note: The ceramic products that we offer on our website are hand-made in all stages, you may find some slight deformations in the colored decoration or some very small clay particles, they are not completely perfect like those made by machines.
Please carefully look at the item’s photos before purchasing it.
We have just started selling ceramic products, so we have limited quantities.
Please contact us via e-mail or our social media if you want more about this item or any other item in the photos.
Artisans carry on centuries-old traditions in their designs are passed on through families.
The three main pottery centers are Safi, Fes, and Meknes.
Safi is by the far the largest production center where apprentice workers kneed the clay and skilled artisans create the shapes out of the sun-baked clay on the potter’s wheel.
Designs are etched on the wet clay and dried in the sun.
They are then fired in kilns to evaporate the moisture from the clay, cooled, and then decorated with colored glazes which make them water-resistant.
Pottery from Safi is known for its metal inlays and is often made of red clay and glazed in green, turquoise, and black.
“Moroccan potter working in the workshop on the pottery wheel near Ouarzazate, Morocco.”
Potters throughout Morocco also use modern multicolored designs as well as traditional patterns.
If you visit Safi you will find the Quartier des Potiers or Potters’ Quarter near the Portuguese fortifications known as the Kechla and the National Ceramic Museum, which is in the Kechla.
It displays the typical pottery styles throughout the country, and, from the walls of the fort, you can see the potters’ hill, with potters at work at their kilns.
Master potter Moulay Ahmed Serghini also has a studio in Safi, where visitors, including children, can take lessons in ceramics workshops.
Serghini’s work, which has been displayed at the British Museum, is also for sale throughout the city.
The floral and geometric Moroccan designs are available in cobalt blue and multi-colored.
This highly decorative ceramic style was greatly influenced by the Moorish Andalusian period when the moors and the jews fled the Reconquista in 1492 and settled in Fes.
Antique blue and white Fassi pottery pieces appear in museums such as the Marrakech Museum or the National Ceramic Museum in Safi.
Shipping:
We do our best to process & ship all orders as soon as possible.
Most orders are processed within 48-72 hours.
We process orders between Monday-Friday and do not ship on weekends.
We’re proud to offer worldwide shipping for all orders.
Delivery Time
10-20 Business Days (Worldwide)
3-10 Business Days (Local)
*Please note:
These are estimated delivery times only, therefore Sparkly Trees is not guaranteeing delivery dates.
Tracking your order:
Our orders always include tracking information that is normally sent via email within 48 hours after the order has been shipped.
Can we help?
Please contact us via e-mail if you need any assistance.
If you don’t have a positive experience for ANY reason, contact us and we will make sure that ALL your concerns are addressed and you leave 100% satisfied and smiling.
We are here for you.
Email: [email protected]
