Ceramic platter - Anne James, UK studiopottery.co.uk Art plates in abundance One of the earliest Egyptian Gods, Khnum, was quite often depicted in their temple art as sitting at a potter's wheel, creating objects with Nile clay. The status of clay objects were elevated by this association, along with the reverence extended to the clay figurines of the Egyptian deities and the widespread use of ceramic vessels in their rituals and food offerings to their Gods. Ancient Egyptian art contains many images of gifts of food such as grapes, wine, sheaves of wheat, cakes, bread and