They lived in elite palace compounds and worked in royal workshops. Their job was to produce objects for use in palaces and rituals and as elite gifts. Given their background and patrons, it is not surprising that scribes painted scenes of palace life and elite rituals and ignored commoners when they depicted the world of humans.
Hieroglyphic texts are an integral part of many ceramic vessels.
The PSS generally begins by dedicating the act of painting, a surface treatment which makes the completed vessel proper, records the vessel's original contents, names the owner for whom it was made and sometimes ends with the signature of the artist. To view each image larger and read the label click on small image.