The Trypillian Neolithic culture flourished in central and western Ukraine between 5400 BC and 2700 BC. Its pottery designs (and colors) have been adapted by modern pysanka artists. While these are traditional Ukrainian designs, they are traditional pottery designs. The last egg pictured is an ostrich egg I purchased in Kolomiya in 2005.

Mar 10, 2025 · The intricate Ukrainian craft starts with the right egg. Here's everything you need to know about creating pysanky eggs, from waxing and penciling to coloring and etching.

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Welcome to the unique trypillan egg catalogue. Trypillian people lived in the territory of Ukraine about six thousand years ago and they used to decorate their ceramics with unusual ornaments, inspired by nature. They regarded egg as a model of the world and the symbol of life birth.

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Mar 6, 2024 · What caused the Cucuteni-Trypillian civilization’s demise is unknown, but the culture still lives on through Ukrainian egg decoration as seen from the designs below.

Trypillian Pysanky: This is a diasporan style which has become quite popular. It adapts Ukrainian neolithic pottery designs to eggs. These eggs are all copied––I haven’t yet gotten proficient enough to create my own designs––but usually with mistakes and modifications.

Oct 26, 2022 · They are Trypillian-styled pysanky. The Trypillian civilization existed in Ukraine from 5500 to 2750 BC, and is known for strikingly lovely pottery.

Mar 7, 2008 · Ukranian Easter eggs, called pysanka, are delicate, beautiful things. And, at their heart, they're entwined with beliefs that are deep and powerful. How powerful? Some believe …

The white, terra cotta and black eggs, with their sinuous lines and ancient motifs, are gorgeous, even if they are technically more difficult to write than traditional ones. Pictured above are actual examples of Trypillian-style pottery from the museum in Trypillia, Ukraine.