The Craft of Athenian Pottery An Investigation of the Technique of Black-Figured and Red-Figured Athenian Vases

Preparation of the Clay 87 Fashioning the Vases 89 (1) Wheelwork 89 (2) Building 93 Firing the Vases 94 Red Ochre Wash 96 Porosity of Greek Pottery 98 The Status of Potters 98

[56] It is interesting to compare in this connection the satyr heads on shields, perhaps intended to frighten the enemy (cf. Gerhard, Auserlesene Vasenbilder, pl. CLXXXVIII; Mic...

Preparation of the Clay 1 Ingredients and Properties 1 Washing 2 Wedging 2 Fashioning the Vases 4 (1) Wheelwork 4 Types of Wheel 4 Throwing 7 Turning 10 Work in Sections 15 Poli...