Traditional pottery in Bahrain - in pictures

A worker makes a vase at Jaffar Mohd Al Shughul Pottery's centre in Al A'ali, Bahrain. All photos by Reuters
A worker makes a vase at Jaffar Mohd Al Shughul Pottery's centre in Al A'ali, Bahrain. All photos by Reuters
The potters often give visitors a shot at making their own handicrafts.
The potters often give visitors a shot at making their own handicrafts.
Pottery is one of the oldest professions in Bahrain.
Pottery is one of the oldest professions in Bahrain.
Jaffar Mohd Al Shughul Pottery has preserved a lot of dying traditions by producing pottery in the same old way.
Jaffar Mohd Al Shughul Pottery has preserved a lot of dying traditions by producing pottery in the same old way.
The centre is now a tourist attraction.
The centre is now a tourist attraction.
Finished products on display at the handicraft centre.
Finished products on display at the handicraft centre.
The handicraft centre, located amid 4,000 year old burial mounds, is the biggest in Bahrain.
The handicraft centre, located amid 4,000 year old burial mounds, is the biggest in Bahrain.
Potters use the old-fashioned foot operated wheel and bake the finished pots in kilns built into the nearby burial mounds.
Potters use the old-fashioned foot operated wheel and bake the finished pots in kilns built into the nearby burial mounds.
The centre creates pots and handicrafts of every size and style imaginable.
The centre creates pots and handicrafts of every size and style imaginable.