KATE SHEA CERAMICS
Limited Release Archaeological Art - Intricate, Elegant and Enduring
Prytaneia - Limited Release Archaeological Art
The ancient Greeks kept a hearth-fire (koine-hestia) going at the centre of every town and village. When they started their great migrations in the 8th century BC to set up cities all over the Mediterranean, they took the fire from their koine-hestia with them to their new home. The temple in which it was housed was known as the Prytaneion and was sacred to the patron god or goddess.
My Prytaneia are inspired by these early little buildings, but are not necessarily Greek. Some are Islamic, (Mughal, Central Asian, Moroccan or Syrian) and some are mediaeval European. All are designed to house a tea light which can be lit and safely left to burn out. Most have a cup for burning incense.
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Miniature Ceramic Temples
“I studied archaeology because I couldn’t stop thinking about the buildings left behind—how they held meaning, memory, and ritual. These small temples are my way of honouring that. A quiet conversation between clay and history.”
— Kate Shea
Ceramicist & Archaeologist
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Works shaped by history and imagination — delicate, contemplative pieces that invite pause, wonder, and a deeper kind of beauty.
