Egyptian Black Pot National Museum of Natural History Wahington DC Glazed Faience Pottery Vessel Roman Period Egypt Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California. History Of Egyptian Pottery : The ancient Egyptians were gifted artisans and pottery was an art where they excelled. Egypt in the pre dynastic period produced pottery of very high quality. Egypt made pottery before building the Pyramids. This is evident from the presence of older hieroglyphic writing with characters which have images of earthen vessels. Pictures of pottery vessels and small pieces of pottery have been found in tombs of the Fourth, Fifth, and