The lagoon area is closed to two of the most important towns in Sardinia for the production of ceramic pottery: Elmas and Assemini. Pottery in Sardinia has very long history that has its roots in the remotest antiquity. The Sardinians museums and archaeological sites house the memory of this tradition thanks to the large amount of artifacts that date back since prehistoric times. The first finds date back to the Punic domination. During the Middle Ages, the Gremii (guild), regulated the creative activities and commercial of the "strexiaius" (place for the manufacture of tableware) with statutes and regulations relating to the shapes and size. With the Spanish domination, the “strexiaius” were included in the spacious courtyards of the houses called Campidanesi.
A ceramic is an inorganic, non-metallic solid comprising, highly ductile in the natural state and rigid after the cooking stage. It can be produced various kind of objects, such as tableware, decorative items, building materials (bricks and tiles), coatings for walls and floors. In the centuries it have been used various modelling techniques: freehand, with potter’s wheel and injection moulding. Assemini is considered "land of ancient pottery tradition", listed in the Association of Italian Ceramic City. Deeply well-established in the community, the tradition finds its expression also in the municipal emblem, including an ancient jug. They produce ornamental tableware, enriched with naturalistic motifs, inspired by ancient models, or geometric, made with embossed or graffiti technique.