Sarah Lord
@potsofhistory.bsky.social
Historic potter at Potted History
Reposted by Sarah Lord
There’s some really cool stuff here
DAY 25 – SALE ✨Meet our Julia Domna head pot, full of personality and ready to give some serious side eye. This striking replica comes from one of the rare face urns found in Roman York, and may even depict the Syrian empress herself.
Unwrap some history:
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Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
December 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
There’s some really cool stuff here
Reposted by Sarah Lord
Check out this amazing pottery shop -- they recreate ancient Greek and Roman pottery so that you, too, can offer a votive uterus to the gods. Or just have a cool drinking vessel, you know, whatever you need.
DAY 25 – SALE ✨Meet our Julia Domna head pot, full of personality and ready to give some serious side eye. This striking replica comes from one of the rare face urns found in Roman York, and may even depict the Syrian empress herself.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Check out this amazing pottery shop -- they recreate ancient Greek and Roman pottery so that you, too, can offer a votive uterus to the gods. Or just have a cool drinking vessel, you know, whatever you need.
DAY 25 – SALE ✨Meet our Julia Domna head pot, full of personality and ready to give some serious side eye. This striking replica comes from one of the rare face urns found in Roman York, and may even depict the Syrian empress herself.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
DAY 25 – SALE ✨Meet our Julia Domna head pot, full of personality and ready to give some serious side eye. This striking replica comes from one of the rare face urns found in Roman York, and may even depict the Syrian empress herself.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
Reposted by Sarah Lord
I think this would be a great tea cup for mid-day for me!
DAY 24 – SALE ✨
Today, a Samian Ware wine cup (Dragendorff 33) — simple, elegant, and once carried throughout the Roman Empire. A small vessel that speaks of shared meals, warm company and everyday ritual.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/cop...
#archaeology #RomanBritain
Today, a Samian Ware wine cup (Dragendorff 33) — simple, elegant, and once carried throughout the Roman Empire. A small vessel that speaks of shared meals, warm company and everyday ritual.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/cop...
#archaeology #RomanBritain
November 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I think this would be a great tea cup for mid-day for me!
DAY 24 – SALE ✨
Today, a Samian Ware wine cup (Dragendorff 33) — simple, elegant, and once carried throughout the Roman Empire. A small vessel that speaks of shared meals, warm company and everyday ritual.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/cop...
#archaeology #RomanBritain
Today, a Samian Ware wine cup (Dragendorff 33) — simple, elegant, and once carried throughout the Roman Empire. A small vessel that speaks of shared meals, warm company and everyday ritual.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/cop...
#archaeology #RomanBritain
November 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
DAY 24 – SALE ✨
Today, a Samian Ware wine cup (Dragendorff 33) — simple, elegant, and once carried throughout the Roman Empire. A small vessel that speaks of shared meals, warm company and everyday ritual.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/cop...
#archaeology #RomanBritain
Today, a Samian Ware wine cup (Dragendorff 33) — simple, elegant, and once carried throughout the Roman Empire. A small vessel that speaks of shared meals, warm company and everyday ritual.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/cop...
#archaeology #RomanBritain
Reposted by Sarah Lord
QUICK!!!! It's the last day to get 15% off prints and original paintings in my online shop!!!
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Use the code Black Friday at the checkout to qualify.
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Use the code Black Friday at the checkout to qualify.
Crown Studio Gallery
Acclaimed landscape painter Lynda Taylor works from her Northumbria painting studio at Crown Studio Gallery Rothbury.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
QUICK!!!! It's the last day to get 15% off prints and original paintings in my online shop!!!
crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com
Use the code Black Friday at the checkout to qualify.
crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com
Use the code Black Friday at the checkout to qualify.
We’ve had a watchful presence in the workshop today... 👀
He’s part of a new commission, and while he looks alert, he failed to protect another piece from cracking 😅 Blame has been firmly assigned.
Got a historical replica idea? 👉 potted-history.co.uk/pages/commis...
He’s part of a new commission, and while he looks alert, he failed to protect another piece from cracking 😅 Blame has been firmly assigned.
Got a historical replica idea? 👉 potted-history.co.uk/pages/commis...
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We’ve had a watchful presence in the workshop today... 👀
He’s part of a new commission, and while he looks alert, he failed to protect another piece from cracking 😅 Blame has been firmly assigned.
Got a historical replica idea? 👉 potted-history.co.uk/pages/commis...
He’s part of a new commission, and while he looks alert, he failed to protect another piece from cracking 😅 Blame has been firmly assigned.
Got a historical replica idea? 👉 potted-history.co.uk/pages/commis...
FESTIVE POSTING DATES 📮✨
A quick reminder for our UK friends. Royal Mail’s recommended dates for Christmas delivery are:
Second Class: 17 Dec
First Class: 20 Dec
And from 10 Dec we’ll upgrade all UK orders to First Class at no extra cost.
Browse potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
A quick reminder for our UK friends. Royal Mail’s recommended dates for Christmas delivery are:
Second Class: 17 Dec
First Class: 20 Dec
And from 10 Dec we’ll upgrade all UK orders to First Class at no extra cost.
Browse potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
November 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
FESTIVE POSTING DATES 📮✨
A quick reminder for our UK friends. Royal Mail’s recommended dates for Christmas delivery are:
Second Class: 17 Dec
First Class: 20 Dec
And from 10 Dec we’ll upgrade all UK orders to First Class at no extra cost.
Browse potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
A quick reminder for our UK friends. Royal Mail’s recommended dates for Christmas delivery are:
Second Class: 17 Dec
First Class: 20 Dec
And from 10 Dec we’ll upgrade all UK orders to First Class at no extra cost.
Browse potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
DAY 23 –SALE ✨
Today’s piece is a curious Roman triple cup. Were they used for puzzles, clever demonstrations or ceremonial moments? No one is quite sure, but they reveal a wonderfully inventive side of life in Roman Britain.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/vin...
Today’s piece is a curious Roman triple cup. Were they used for puzzles, clever demonstrations or ceremonial moments? No one is quite sure, but they reveal a wonderfully inventive side of life in Roman Britain.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/vin...
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
DAY 23 –SALE ✨
Today’s piece is a curious Roman triple cup. Were they used for puzzles, clever demonstrations or ceremonial moments? No one is quite sure, but they reveal a wonderfully inventive side of life in Roman Britain.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/vin...
Today’s piece is a curious Roman triple cup. Were they used for puzzles, clever demonstrations or ceremonial moments? No one is quite sure, but they reveal a wonderfully inventive side of life in Roman Britain.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/vin...
For those ordering from Europe, Royal Mail’s recommended last posting date is:
7 Dec
If you have your eye on anything from our Advent Sale, now is a great moment to secure it before the deadline. More pieces are arriving all week.
Explore the sale:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
7 Dec
If you have your eye on anything from our Advent Sale, now is a great moment to secure it before the deadline. More pieces are arriving all week.
Explore the sale:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
For those ordering from Europe, Royal Mail’s recommended last posting date is:
7 Dec
If you have your eye on anything from our Advent Sale, now is a great moment to secure it before the deadline. More pieces are arriving all week.
Explore the sale:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
7 Dec
If you have your eye on anything from our Advent Sale, now is a great moment to secure it before the deadline. More pieces are arriving all week.
Explore the sale:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
DAY 22 – SALE ✨
Today’s piece is a Roman Severn Valley Ware mug. A sturdy, practical cup once used by everyday people across Roman Britain. Durable, unassuming and full of quiet history, it’s a direct link to long-forgotten daily lives.
Unwrap history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Today’s piece is a Roman Severn Valley Ware mug. A sturdy, practical cup once used by everyday people across Roman Britain. Durable, unassuming and full of quiet history, it’s a direct link to long-forgotten daily lives.
Unwrap history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
DAY 22 – SALE ✨
Today’s piece is a Roman Severn Valley Ware mug. A sturdy, practical cup once used by everyday people across Roman Britain. Durable, unassuming and full of quiet history, it’s a direct link to long-forgotten daily lives.
Unwrap history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Today’s piece is a Roman Severn Valley Ware mug. A sturdy, practical cup once used by everyday people across Roman Britain. Durable, unassuming and full of quiet history, it’s a direct link to long-forgotten daily lives.
Unwrap history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
DAY 28 – SALE ✨🎁
Our Advent Sale is full of beautifully crafted historic replicas and today’s reel shares a few highlights. Many pieces are now down to the last one or two, and new items are being added right through December.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
Our Advent Sale is full of beautifully crafted historic replicas and today’s reel shares a few highlights. Many pieces are now down to the last one or two, and new items are being added right through December.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
DAY 28 – SALE ✨🎁
Our Advent Sale is full of beautifully crafted historic replicas and today’s reel shares a few highlights. Many pieces are now down to the last one or two, and new items are being added right through December.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
Our Advent Sale is full of beautifully crafted historic replicas and today’s reel shares a few highlights. Many pieces are now down to the last one or two, and new items are being added right through December.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
FESTIVE POSTING DATES 🌍
A quick note for our worldwide customers. Royal Mail recommends:
Wider World: 1 Dec
Australia & New Zealand: 5 Dec
USA & Canada: 8 Dec
Advent Sale treasures still to be added, but posting windows are closing.
Shop the sale:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
A quick note for our worldwide customers. Royal Mail recommends:
Wider World: 1 Dec
Australia & New Zealand: 5 Dec
USA & Canada: 8 Dec
Advent Sale treasures still to be added, but posting windows are closing.
Shop the sale:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
FESTIVE POSTING DATES 🌍
A quick note for our worldwide customers. Royal Mail recommends:
Wider World: 1 Dec
Australia & New Zealand: 5 Dec
USA & Canada: 8 Dec
Advent Sale treasures still to be added, but posting windows are closing.
Shop the sale:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
A quick note for our worldwide customers. Royal Mail recommends:
Wider World: 1 Dec
Australia & New Zealand: 5 Dec
USA & Canada: 8 Dec
Advent Sale treasures still to be added, but posting windows are closing.
Shop the sale:
potted-history.co.uk/collections/...
DAY 21 – SALE ✨Our Roman-style flagon is here with a festive motto: “Bibe Felix” or “Drink Happy”. It’s handcrafted, hand painted & fired so the iron-oxide slip transforms from sunny yellow to sunset red. A lovely piece to raise a toast with.
Unwrap some history:
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Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/oxf...
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
DAY 21 – SALE ✨Our Roman-style flagon is here with a festive motto: “Bibe Felix” or “Drink Happy”. It’s handcrafted, hand painted & fired so the iron-oxide slip transforms from sunny yellow to sunset red. A lovely piece to raise a toast with.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/oxf...
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/oxf...
Today’s special is our Unstan Bowl replica, inspired by the ancient treasure pulled from Loch Arnish in Orkney. The original rose from the water like something from an Arthurian tale. These vessels once held daily meals and sacred rituals alike.
potted-history.co.uk/products/uns...
potted-history.co.uk/products/uns...
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Today’s special is our Unstan Bowl replica, inspired by the ancient treasure pulled from Loch Arnish in Orkney. The original rose from the water like something from an Arthurian tale. These vessels once held daily meals and sacred rituals alike.
potted-history.co.uk/products/uns...
potted-history.co.uk/products/uns...
DAY 19 – SALE
Today’s piece is a Neolithic Windmill Hill bowl, inspired by some of the earliest pottery ever found in Britain. These simple vessels were used for everyday cooking, something nutritious after a hard day of farming.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/neo...
Today’s piece is a Neolithic Windmill Hill bowl, inspired by some of the earliest pottery ever found in Britain. These simple vessels were used for everyday cooking, something nutritious after a hard day of farming.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/neo...
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
DAY 19 – SALE
Today’s piece is a Neolithic Windmill Hill bowl, inspired by some of the earliest pottery ever found in Britain. These simple vessels were used for everyday cooking, something nutritious after a hard day of farming.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/neo...
Today’s piece is a Neolithic Windmill Hill bowl, inspired by some of the earliest pottery ever found in Britain. These simple vessels were used for everyday cooking, something nutritious after a hard day of farming.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/neo...
DAY 17 ADVENT SALE 🍷✨
Today’s item is our Roman beaker, a modest but elegant vessel used across everyday households in the Empire. Practical, beautiful and shaped by hand, it brings a quiet touch of ancient charm to the modern table.
Unwrap some history: potted-history.co.uk/products/bea...
Today’s item is our Roman beaker, a modest but elegant vessel used across everyday households in the Empire. Practical, beautiful and shaped by hand, it brings a quiet touch of ancient charm to the modern table.
Unwrap some history: potted-history.co.uk/products/bea...
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
DAY 17 ADVENT SALE 🍷✨
Today’s item is our Roman beaker, a modest but elegant vessel used across everyday households in the Empire. Practical, beautiful and shaped by hand, it brings a quiet touch of ancient charm to the modern table.
Unwrap some history: potted-history.co.uk/products/bea...
Today’s item is our Roman beaker, a modest but elegant vessel used across everyday households in the Empire. Practical, beautiful and shaped by hand, it brings a quiet touch of ancient charm to the modern table.
Unwrap some history: potted-history.co.uk/products/bea...
Today, while working on a Saxon Birstall Urn, a carved antler stamp rolled off the table & vanished into the void. It made me think about all the ancient objects hidden beneath our feet, waiting to be rediscovered. Learn more about ancient pottery here
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November 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Today, while working on a Saxon Birstall Urn, a carved antler stamp rolled off the table & vanished into the void. It made me think about all the ancient objects hidden beneath our feet, waiting to be rediscovered. Learn more about ancient pottery here
👉 potted-history.co.uk
👉 potted-history.co.uk
DAY 18 – SALE ✨🔥
Today’s piece is a Roman tazza incense burner, used in votive rituals to send fragrant offerings to the gods. Burning coal in the bowl & adding resins like frankincense or myrrh filled Roman homes and temples with sacred scent.
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Today’s piece is a Roman tazza incense burner, used in votive rituals to send fragrant offerings to the gods. Burning coal in the bowl & adding resins like frankincense or myrrh filled Roman homes and temples with sacred scent.
Shop Now potted-history.co.uk/products/taz...
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
DAY 18 – SALE ✨🔥
Today’s piece is a Roman tazza incense burner, used in votive rituals to send fragrant offerings to the gods. Burning coal in the bowl & adding resins like frankincense or myrrh filled Roman homes and temples with sacred scent.
Shop Now potted-history.co.uk/products/taz...
Today’s piece is a Roman tazza incense burner, used in votive rituals to send fragrant offerings to the gods. Burning coal in the bowl & adding resins like frankincense or myrrh filled Roman homes and temples with sacred scent.
Shop Now potted-history.co.uk/products/taz...
ADVENT SALE 🧣✨
Our Cucullatus figure, inspired by the hooded spirit found at Birdoswald on Hadrian’s Wall. Often linked to Celtic traditions & thought to protect the young, he has a gentle, calming presence that makes him a fav.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Our Cucullatus figure, inspired by the hooded spirit found at Birdoswald on Hadrian’s Wall. Often linked to Celtic traditions & thought to protect the young, he has a gentle, calming presence that makes him a fav.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
November 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
ADVENT SALE 🧣✨
Our Cucullatus figure, inspired by the hooded spirit found at Birdoswald on Hadrian’s Wall. Often linked to Celtic traditions & thought to protect the young, he has a gentle, calming presence that makes him a fav.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Our Cucullatus figure, inspired by the hooded spirit found at Birdoswald on Hadrian’s Wall. Often linked to Celtic traditions & thought to protect the young, he has a gentle, calming presence that makes him a fav.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
DAY 15 – ADVENT SALE 🍷✨
Today’s item is the Roman indented beaker, a favourite across Roman Britain. The thumb-sized indentations made it easy to hold and perfect for wine. Enjoy Graham showing the final trimming on a replica Roman wheel at Vindolanda.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Today’s item is the Roman indented beaker, a favourite across Roman Britain. The thumb-sized indentations made it easy to hold and perfect for wine. Enjoy Graham showing the final trimming on a replica Roman wheel at Vindolanda.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
November 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
DAY 15 – ADVENT SALE 🍷✨
Today’s item is the Roman indented beaker, a favourite across Roman Britain. The thumb-sized indentations made it easy to hold and perfect for wine. Enjoy Graham showing the final trimming on a replica Roman wheel at Vindolanda.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Today’s item is the Roman indented beaker, a favourite across Roman Britain. The thumb-sized indentations made it easy to hold and perfect for wine. Enjoy Graham showing the final trimming on a replica Roman wheel at Vindolanda.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
ADVENT SALE 🦉We’re excited to add this special Vindolanda votive pot, inspired by the original. Handmade to match the real thing. A video in the listing explains the find and may surprise you. Unwrap some history:
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#PottedHistory #archaeology #Vindolanda
potted-history.co.uk/products/vot...
#PottedHistory #archaeology #Vindolanda
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ADVENT SALE 🦉We’re excited to add this special Vindolanda votive pot, inspired by the original. Handmade to match the real thing. A video in the listing explains the find and may surprise you. Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/vot...
#PottedHistory #archaeology #Vindolanda
potted-history.co.uk/products/vot...
#PottedHistory #archaeology #Vindolanda
Did you see the beautiful Roman Venus figure featured on Sandi Toksvig’s Hidden Wonders at Magna? ✨ We couldn’t agree more — she’s timeless, powerful, and made to be held.
Now you can bring her home.
💛 Shop the replica:
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#RomanVenus #HiddenWonders
Now you can bring her home.
💛 Shop the replica:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
#RomanVenus #HiddenWonders
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Did you see the beautiful Roman Venus figure featured on Sandi Toksvig’s Hidden Wonders at Magna? ✨ We couldn’t agree more — she’s timeless, powerful, and made to be held.
Now you can bring her home.
💛 Shop the replica:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
#RomanVenus #HiddenWonders
Now you can bring her home.
💛 Shop the replica:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
#RomanVenus #HiddenWonders
DAY 13 – ADVENT SALE ✨🎄
Today’s festive fav is the Roman votive uterus. Many ancient examples contain a hidden clay bead inside, seen only on X-rays, thought to symbolise new life. We keep the tradition alive by adding a hand-formed bead to each one.
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potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Today’s festive fav is the Roman votive uterus. Many ancient examples contain a hidden clay bead inside, seen only on X-rays, thought to symbolise new life. We keep the tradition alive by adding a hand-formed bead to each one.
Shop Now
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
DAY 13 – ADVENT SALE ✨🎄
Today’s festive fav is the Roman votive uterus. Many ancient examples contain a hidden clay bead inside, seen only on X-rays, thought to symbolise new life. We keep the tradition alive by adding a hand-formed bead to each one.
Shop Now
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Today’s festive fav is the Roman votive uterus. Many ancient examples contain a hidden clay bead inside, seen only on X-rays, thought to symbolise new life. We keep the tradition alive by adding a hand-formed bead to each one.
Shop Now
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
DAY 12 – ADVENT SALE ✨⚱️
Today’s item is a Roman diamond-cut jar. The Romans knew how to make everyday life beautiful, and modern research shows that viewing handcrafted art can lower stress and support wellbeing. A perfect mix of beauty and history.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Today’s item is a Roman diamond-cut jar. The Romans knew how to make everyday life beautiful, and modern research shows that viewing handcrafted art can lower stress and support wellbeing. A perfect mix of beauty and history.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
DAY 12 – ADVENT SALE ✨⚱️
Today’s item is a Roman diamond-cut jar. The Romans knew how to make everyday life beautiful, and modern research shows that viewing handcrafted art can lower stress and support wellbeing. A perfect mix of beauty and history.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Today’s item is a Roman diamond-cut jar. The Romans knew how to make everyday life beautiful, and modern research shows that viewing handcrafted art can lower stress and support wellbeing. A perfect mix of beauty and history.
Shop 👇
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...