Pottery ranks among the most ancient of Maltese crafts.  Many pieces unearthed from the Megalithic period are works of art in their own right, such as the ‘The Sleeping Lady’ found at the Hypogeum, the most precious of all.

Today, the pottery industry creates useful and fun objects, household items and souvenirs ranging from candlesticks, pendants, decorative tiles to lamps and flower pots.

Glassware is a relatively new craft, although the industry was present on the islands in Phoenician times.  Entirely mouth blown and hand made, much of the glassware today is a type of original Maltese glass in strong Mediterranean colours.  You can see glass-blowing at the Craft Villages in Malta and Gozo.