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In one of the small villages in Monoufiya Governorate, Egypt, Grace Village The village of Grace in Monoufiya Governorate has been famous for the pottery profession for hundreds of years, so that there is no house without a pottery maker in the village, as pottery is a handmade industry consisting of clay and water that are formed into tools for home use or for decoration and antiques, and despite the passage of time and the progress of technology, the people of the village are still coherent in the profession, the pottery industry has gone through many stages throughout the ages, it is one of the industries that It has survived since the Neolithic period until now, and a number of developments have entered it that have increased creativity in it and made it a distinctive impact.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Monofiya, Egypt
Camera: X-T4
Copyright: © abdelhamid Tahoun