The Sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite at Syme Viannou. V. Σημεία Κεραμέων
Kostis S. Christakis
City: Athens
Year: 2014
Publisher: The Archaeological Society at Athens
Series: The Archaeological Society at Athens Library 293
Description: Paperback, 264 p., 10 charts, 27 b/w figures, 21 b/w plates, 28x21 cm
From the introduction
The term pre-firing mark generally refers to an incised, impressed, stamped or painted mark on some part of a vessel, made during the course of manufacture and before the firing of the pot, which is why these marks are widely known as potters’ marks. As the term implies, it was the potter who was responsible for marking the vessel. This term is opposed to the more neutral term potmark, which describes the marks applied at any point during the manufacture, exchange, use, purposeful deposition and final discarding of a pot. Whether the pre-firing mark symbolizes the potter and his/her work or something else, is a hotly debated issue.
Contents
LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS [XI]
LIST OF FIGURES [XI]
LIST OF PLATES [XIII]
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS [XV]
ABBREVIATIONS [XVII]
INTRODUCTION [1]
CHAPTER I. Pre-firing marks and their context [7]
CHAPTER II. The marked vessels [34]
CHAPTER III. The marks: form, appearance and position [47]
CHAPTER IV. From pre-firing marks to makers [60]
CHAPTER V. Pre-firing marks in Bronze Age Crete: a corpus [77]
CHAPTER VI. Pre-firing marks in Bronze Age Crete: analyzing the data [112]
CHAPTER VII. The function and meaning of Cretan pre-firing marks [155]
BIBLIOGRAPHY [167]
INDEX [181]
TABLES [185]
CHARTS [201]
FIGURES [207]
PLATES [237]
GREEK SUMMARY [259]
Comments
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