Tag: Pottery

Our Cups Are Full Pottery and Society in the Aegean Bronze Age. Papers Presented to Jeremy B. Rutter


Free Download Our Cups Are Full: Pottery and Society in the Aegean Bronze Age. Papers Presented to Jeremy B. Rutter on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday by Walter Gauss, Michael Lindblom, R. Angus K. Smith
English | June 15, 2011 | ISBN: 1905739397 | 419 pages | PDF | 64 Mb
38 papers on Aegean Bronze Age pottery in honour of Jeremy Rutter. They range from specific site reports, to technical reports, and issues of chronology, to analysis of the social and religious functions of particular vessel types, and studies of trade and cultural contacts.

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Understanding Pottery Function


Free Download Understanding Pottery Function By James M. Skibo (auth.)
2013 | 192 Pages | ISBN: 1461441986 | PDF | 5 MB
The 1992 publication of Pottery Function brought together the ethnographic study of the Kalinga and developed a method and theory for how pottery was actually used. Since then, there have been considerable advances in understanding how pottery was actually used, particularly in the area of residue analysis, abrasion, and sooting/carbonization. At the 20th anniversary of the book, it is time to assess what has been done and learned. One of the concerns of those working in pottery analysis is that they are unsure how to "do" use-alteration analysis on their collection. Another common concern is understanding intended pottery function-the connections between technical choices and function. This book is designed to answer these questions using case studies from the author and his colleagues for applying use-alteration analysis to infer actual pottery function. The focus of Understanding Pottery Function is on how practicing archaeologists can infer function from their ceramic collection.

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Playful Pottery The Mud Witch’s Guide to Creating Curvy, Colorful Ceramics


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English | February 6, 2024 | ISBN: 1681989077 | 128 pages | MOBI | 40 Mb
The ultimate guide to making colorful, whimsical pottery creations! If you’ve ever dreamed of crafting your own handmade mugs, bowls, or plates but your vision is more bold and colorful than beige and simple, the Playful Pottery creative guidebook is your book. Noted potter Viviana Matsuda, also known as Mud Witch, has amassed a devoted following of fans who love her creative, curvy designs. Now, she reveals her knowledge on getting started and unleashing your creativity through pottery.

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Handmade Pottery 101


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Published 8/2024
Created by Shayan Zaidi
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 10 Lectures ( 5h 7m ) | Size: 6 GB

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Contemporary British Studio Pottery Forms of Expression (Ceramics)


Free Download Contemporary British Studio Pottery: Forms of Expression (Ceramics) by Ashley Thorpe
English | January 2, 2024 | ISBN: 0719842425 | 208 pages | PDF | 58 Mb
Pots have existed across the world and in different cultures for thousands of years. This volume explores how contemporary makers use the ancient language of the pot to convey contemporary ideas, from the sculptural and painterly to the ecological and satirical. This beautifully produced book is a visually rich and critically in-depth focus on the work of twenty-four potters. A companion volume to Contemporary British Ceramics: Beneath the Surface, it reveals how pots can be extraordinarily powerful forms of expression.

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Late Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Pottery (Isthmia)


Free Download John W. Hayes, Kathleen Warner Slane, "Late Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Pottery (Isthmia)"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0876619162 | PDF | pages: 441 | 29.8 mb
This volume presents the Late Classical through Roman pottery from the University of Chicago excavations at Isthmia (1952-1989). In a series of three chapters-on the Late Classical and Hellenistic pottery, the Roman pottery, and the pottery from the Palaimonion-a general discussion is followed by a catalog presenting datable contexts and then by a catalogue of other noteworthy pottery. Appendixes discuss the stratigraphy of the Palaimonion and observations on new and previously published lamps. Amphora stamps are the focus of a further appendix, followed by a catalogue of the Slavic and Byzantine pottery found in the sanctuary area. Although the pottery is sometimes fragmentary, the range of materials over this thousand-year period is typical of Corinthian sites. The finds presented here provide critical information about the history of the Panhellenic sanctuary of Poseidon and the ritual activities that took place there.

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