Potter at work in Kpalime, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Tajine dish, green glaze, the dominant colour in pottery from Tamegroute, Draa River valley, Province of Zagora, Region Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

San Juan Whaleship replica shipyard, Albaola The Sea Factory of The Basques, Pasaia San Pedro, San Sebastian, Bay of Biscay, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Shops, in Maristane Sidi Frej, medina, Fez. Morocco

Pottery shop, pottery for cooking traditional tajine, medina, Fez. Morocco

Pottery shop, pottery for cooking traditional tajine, medina, Fez. Morocco

Braided basket made of leaves in Viñales, Cuba

Woman makes ceramic vase in a pottery village, Andong Russei, Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia, Asia

Craftsman in the Nabataean city of Petra, Unesco World Heritage Site, near Wadi Musa, Jordan, Middle East, Orient

Earthenware used as advertisement for a pottery, Neusles, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Clay and ceramic pots, Lychnostatis Open Air Museum, museum of traditional Cretan life, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Traditional tannery with dyeing pits, dyed leather spread out on the surrounding rooftops to dry, historic town centre or Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco, Africa

Pottery, the main local craft in desert areas, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Clay pot being pottered, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Clay and ceramic pots, Lychnostatis open-air museum, museum of local history, museum of traditional Cretan life, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Pottery, the main local craft in desert areas, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Precolumbian Gold Chimu Culture, 1000-1400AD drinking vessel of gold and turquoise, depicts idol with staff and headdress Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru

Precolumbian Ceramics Mochi Culture a ceramic stirrup-spout vase from 100-800 BC handpainted with figure that is part human and part bird, Peru

Mochica (Moche) Culture, 200BC-800AD, north coast ceramic 'stirrup-spout' vessel with a musician blowing a panpipe, Peru

Mochica (Moche) Culture, 200BC-800AD north coast ceramic 'stirrup-spout' vessel with battle scene and warriors, Peru