Overview
A series of kilns at ancient Corinth known as the Tile Works are given final publication in this long-awaited book, based on excavations conducted in 1939 and 1940 (as war was closing in) by Carl Roebuck and Arthur Parsons, and renewed briefly in 1950 by Gladys Weinberg. The artisans at the Tile Works produced not only roof tiles but a whole range of terracotta articles from the sixth to fourth centuries B.C., with one break in production in the late fifth to early fourth century. These products included, at different periods, architectural sculpture and decorated revetments; heavy household pottery such as mortars and lekanai; loomweights; votive furniture such as altars and plaques; and even some fine and semi-fine pottery. The standard of craftsmanship was very high and the artefacts produced found enthusiastic markets in other parts of Greece - as the revetments of roofs at Delphi, for example, and as mortars in the markets of Athens. The Tile Works, therefore, along with the Potters' Quarter, was one of the major and most prolific industrial establishments in ancient Corinth. In this study, the principal features and deposits are first discussed, in order to establish the chronology of the three successive kilns on the site, and to try to relate them to known events in Corinth. The manufactures are then considered, beginning with a discussion of fabrics and techniques of manufacture, then moving on to typology and dating. The study concludes with a presentation of the Corinthian pottery and other artefacts found at the Tile Works but not made there, and a catalogue of terracottas by Charles Williams.
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Author: Gloria S. Merker
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Imprint: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Volume: 35
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.650kg
ISBN: 9780876615355
ISBN 10: 0876615353
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 November 2005
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The work is important supplement to the Excavations at Corinth series...'--Jan Bouzek, Charles University, Prague Ancient West and East, Volume 10 (01/01/2011)
"The work is important supplement to the Excavations at Corinth series...'--Jan Bouzek, Charles University, Prague ""Ancient West & East, Volume 10, 2002"""
Author Information
Gloria S. Merker is Professor Emerita of Classical and Modern Languages at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and author of Corinth XVIII.4: The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Terracotta Figurines of the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods.
