Black Textured Ceramic Vases, Eight Shapes

Eight shapes sold under one name means eight different objects, and the only thing this listing gives you about the difference is what each one is called. These are matte black ceramic vases with a textured surface, sold one at a time rather than as a group.

Size

There are no measurements. Not a height, not a width, not a mouth diameter, for any of the eight. The names carry the whole burden: Gourd, Ephi, Origin, Kylix, Penta, Kolum, Rotund and Hydria. A kylix in Greek pottery is a shallow footed cup and a hydria is a tall water jar, which tells you the range is wide and tells you nothing about where any single one of them lands.

• Matte black throughout, with a textured surface
• Eight named shapes, sold one at a time
• Ceramic body, with the exact clay disputed in the source
• Built for single stems rather than a full bunch

Good to know

The material is stated twice and not the same way twice. One paragraph says ceramic earthenware, the feature list says ceramic porcelain, and those fire at different temperatures and behave differently around standing water. Earthenware stays porous unless it is glazed, and a textured matte surface is often exactly the kind that is not. Keep water in a liner until you know which one you have.

Grouped is how a run of eight shapes is meant to look, and the photography leans on that. One arriving on its own is a smaller thing than the picture promised, so budget for the group if the group is what sold you.