Why is there still so much Ancient Greek pottery in pretty good condition when most other objects from that era didn’t survive?

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Why is there still so much Ancient Greek pottery in pretty good condition when most other objects from that era didn’t survive?

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Such a great question! My news feed just showed me that some Greek (or Roman?) artifacts were taken from The Met. There was a bust of a “Greek Youth” that looked like it could have been created days ago.

But I suppose marble is a rock. Still – it amazes me that we still find this stuff.