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Makers marks were stamps or incised marks that were imprinted on a piece of pottery while the clay was still wet enough to be manipulated. These marks indicate the potter or pottery by which the vessel was produced. This would be equivalent to signing a painting or drawing. Most marks were fairly simple designs so the image would be easily recognized.
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This mark was impressed on some of the wares from Kiev. |
| This Novgorod mark uses a similar type of marking with an element that is mimicked within itself. |  |
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The Vladimir mark shown here diverges from the element-within-an-element pattern, but does use repetition of shape. |
| Other types of marks are found throughout Russia. |  |
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