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Messapian pottery, a Common card
Messapian pottery is a type of Messapian ceramic, produced between the 7th century BC until the 3rd century BC on the Italian region of southern Apulia.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 33
- DEF
- 14
- Power
- 47
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 910
Power 47 (ATK + DEF).
Messapian pottery quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Messapian pottery card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Late through Greek influence the ______ was added.
Answer
meander. Late through Greek influence the meander was added. From the Messapian pottery article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Messapian pottery was made by the Messapii, an ancient people inhabiting the heel of Italy since around ____ BC, who migrated from Crete and Illyria.
Answer
1000s. Messapian pottery was made by the Messapii, an ancient people inhabiting the heel of Italy since around 1000 BC, who migrated from Crete and Illyria. From the Messapian pottery article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Circumflex scapular artery. Circumflex scapular artery 2,200 · Messapian pottery 910 · IAEDANS 570 · WIN 56,098 440 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Messapian pottery was made by the Messapii, an ancient people inhabiting the heel of Italy since around 1000 BC, who migrated from Crete and Illyria.
- Messapian pottery consisted first primarily, with geometric patterns like circles, squares, diamonds, horizontal dash patterns, swastika and other similar motifs.
- Late through Greek influence the meander was added.
Why it is Common
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Text : Wikipedia, Messapian pottery (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Marie-Lan Nguyen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
