On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an archaeological site named for a mound roughly in the shape of a horseshoe, or ...

The pottery was mostly of women and children ... The site was one of the most important religious centers in ancient Greece, ...

In ancient Greece people enjoyed chilled wine at social gatherings, using specially designed cooling pots called psykter.

Greek vessels including the amphora, kylix and krater were functional but also could be elaborate works of art.