History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Volume 2 (of 2) by Walters et al.
5. TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS
406 words | Chapter 122
The trades and occupations represented on vases are very varied,
ranging from mining to shoemaking. The representations of miners in
caves which appear on some of the early Corinthian _pinakes_[1730] most
probably refer to the digging out of the clay for the potteries rather
than to mining for metals. This seems the more probable when it is
taken into consideration that potters’ workshops and furnaces are so
frequently depicted in the same series.[1731] Besides these we find
later instances of potters turning vases on the wheel,[1732] painting
them, or finishing them off,[1733] as already described in a previous
chapter: one vase represents the interior of a potter’s workshop with
vases in various stages[1734]; another, a man painting the design with
a sort of quill.[1735] Young men and girls are depicted negotiating the
purchase of completed vases in the shop.[1736] Another of the
Corinthian _pinakes_[1737] represents the exportation of vases in a
ship. Metal-work is represented by a well-known R.F. kylix in
Berlin,[1738] showing a bronze foundry, with statues in various stages
of completion; there are also representations of a smithy,[1739] in
some of which writers have seen an allusion to Hephaistos and the
Kyklopes (see p. 37). A man is depicted finishing off a bronze
helmet,[1740] or carrying a completed terminal figure[1741]; and of
similar import is the subject of Athena modelling a horse.[1742]
Agriculture is represented by vases in Berlin and the Louvre with
scenes of men ploughing with oxen (Fig. 136) or hoeing, sowers, and
mules carrying sacks of grain[1743]; and certain vase-paintings have
been interpreted as referring to the digging of a well.[1744] A man is
seen cutting down a tree,[1745] and another birds’-nesting.[1746]
Shepherds with flocks of sheep and goats are seen on two early Boeotian
vases,[1747] and also fishermen,[1748] and men crushing grapes in a
wine-press.[1749] The various stages of oil-making include the
gathering of the olives from a tree,[1750] the pressing in an
oil-press,[1751] and lastly the merchant measuring out and selling his
oil.[1752] A butcher is represented cutting up meat,[1753] and also the
preparing and cutting up of a tunny-fish,[1754] and the baking of
bread[1755]; on a B.F. vase two men weigh goods in a balance[1756]; and
the export of the silphium (?) on the Arkesilas vase may also be
mentioned here.[1757] Lastly, we have a shoemaker in his shop,[1758] a
carpenter working with an adze,[1759] and a boy going to market with
two baskets carried on a pole.[1760]
Chapters
1. Chapter 1
2. PART III
3. CHAPTER XII
4. CHAPTER XIII
5. CHAPTER XIV
6. CHAPTER XV
7. CHAPTER XVI
8. CHAPTER XVII
9. PART IV
10. CHAPTER XVIII
11. CHAPTER XIX
12. CHAPTER XX
13. Introduction of lamps at Rome—Sites where found—Principal
14. CHAPTER XXI
15. CHAPTER XXII
16. CHAPTER XXIII
17. 111. Gigantomachia, from Ionic vase _Mon. dell’ Inst._
18. 112. Poseidon and Polybotes, from _Gerhard_
19. 114. Hermes slaying Argos (vase at _Wiener Vorl._
20. 115. Poseidon and Amphitrite _Ant. Denkm._
21. 117. Aphrodite and her following Ἐφ. Ἀρχ.
22. 119. Hermes with Apollo’s oxen (in _Baumeister_
23. 120. Dionysos with Satyrs and _Brit. Mus._
24. 121. Maenad in frenzy (cup at _Baumeister_
25. 122. Charon’s bark (lekythos at _Baumeister_
26. 123. Thanatos and Hypnos with body _Brit. Mus._
27. 126. Herakles bringing the boar to _Brit. Mus._
28. 127. Apotheosis of Herakles (vase _Arch. Zeit._
29. 129. Judgment of Paris (Hieron cup _Wiener Vorl._
30. 132. Kroisos on the funeral pyre _Baumeister_
31. 135. Athletes engaged in the _Brit. Mus._
32. 136. Agricultural scenes _Baumeister_
33. 137. Warrior arming; archers _Hoppin_
34. 144. Maeander (Attic, about 480
35. 148. Spirals under handles
36. 151. Guilloche or plait-band
37. 155. Ivy-wreath (black-figure
38. 158. _Vallisneria spiralis_
39. 160. Lotos-flowers and buds _Riegl_
40. 161. Palmette-and lotos-pattern
41. 163. Chain of palmettes and lotos
42. 164. Palmettes and lotos under
43. 165. Palmette on neck of red-bodied
44. 166. Enclosed palmettes (R.F.
45. 168. Palmette under handles (South
46. 171. Facsimile of inscription on _Brit. Mus._
47. 172. Facsimile of Dipylon _Ath. Mitth._
48. 173. Scheme of alphabets on Greek
49. 174. Facsimile of inscription on _Roehl_
50. 175. Facsimile of signatures on _Furtwaengler and
51. 176. Facsimile of signature of _Brit. Mus._
52. 177. Figure with inscribed scroll
53. 178. Etruscan tomb with cinerary _Ann. dell’ Inst._
54. 179. Villanuova cinerary urns from _Notizie_
55. 180. Painted pithos from Cervetri _Gaz. Arch._
56. 181. Canopic jar in bronze-plated _Mus. Ital._
57. 183. Terracotta sarcophagus in _Dennis_
58. 184. Painted terracotta slab in _Dennis_
59. 190. Diagram of Roman wall- _Blümner_
60. 192. Method of heating in Baths of _Middleton_
61. 193. Flue-tile with ornamental
62. 195. Inscribed tile in Guildhall
63. 201. Terracotta coin-mould _Daremberg and
64. 214. Plan of kiln at Heiligenberg _Daremberg and
65. 215. Section of ditto _Daremberg and
66. 218. Arretine bowl in Boston: death _Philologus_
67. 226. Vase of Banassac fabric from _Mus. Borb._
68. 227. Medallion from vase of _Brit. Mus._
69. 228. Medallion from vase: Atalanta _Gaz. Arch._
70. 230. Roman mortarium from _Brit. Mus._
71. PART III
72. CHAPTER XII
73. Chapter XV. will be discussed all such subjects as relate to the daily
74. episode most frequent is that of the =return of Hephaistos= in a
75. 1. Marsyas picks up the flutes dropped by Athena: Berlin 2418 =
76. 4. Marsyas performing: B.M. E 490; Reinach, i. 452 (Berlin 2950), i.
77. 5. Apollo performing: Jatta 1364 = _Él. Cér._ ii. 63; _Wiener Vorl._
78. 6. Apollo victorious: Reinach, ii. 310; Petersburg 355 = Reinach, i.
79. 7. Condemnation of Marsyas: Naples 3231 = Reinach, i. 405; Reinach,
80. 8. Flaying of Marsyas: Naples 2991 = Reinach, i. 406 (a vase with
81. CHAPTER XIII
82. 1. Physical (Sun, Moon, Dawn, Winds, etc.). 2. Geographical
83. 7. Ethical ideas (Justice, Envy, Strife, etc.). 8.
84. CHAPTER XIV
85. introduction to Zeus by Athena, a scene common on both B.F. and R.F.
86. Book I. 187 ff. The dispute of Agamemnon and Achilles.
87. Book II. 50 ff. Agamemnon in council.
88. Book III. 259 ff. Priam setting out in his chariot.
89. Book V. 95–296. Combat of Diomedes and Pandaros (a reminiscence of).
90. Book VI. 215 ff. Diomedes and Glaukos exchanging arms.
91. Book VII. 162 ff. Combat of Ajax and Hector.
92. Book VIII. 89 ff. Combat of Hector and Diomedes.
93. Book IX. Achilles lying sick (apparently a _contaminatio_ or confusion
94. Book X. 330–461. Episode of Dolon; his capture by Odysseus.
95. Book XI. The fight at the ships.
96. Book XIV. Combat of Ajax and Aeneas (? l. 402 ff.).
97. Book XVI. 666 ff. Sarpedon carried off by Hypnos and Thanatos.
98. Book XVII. 60 ff. Combat of Menelaos and Euphorbos, and fight over his
99. Book XVIII. 367 ff. (1) Thetis in the smithy of Hephaistos.
100. Book XIX. 1–18. Thetis and the Nereids bringing the armour to Achilles.
101. Book XXI. 114 ff. Combat of Achilles and Lykaon.
102. Book XXII. 188 ff. Achilles pursuing Hector round the walls of Troy.
103. Book XXIII. 157 ff. Funeral games for Patroklos.
104. Book XXIV. 16 ff. Achilles dragging Hector’s body past the
105. Book II. 94 ff. Penelope at her loom.
106. Book III. 12 ff. Arrival of Telemachos at Nestor’s house in Pylos.
107. Book IV. 349 ff. The story of Menelaos’ interview with Proteus.
108. Book V. 228 ff. Odysseus navigating the sea on a raft.
109. Book VI. 126 ff. Nausikaa washing clothes.
110. Book IX. 345 ff. Odysseus offering wine to Polyphemos.
111. Book X. 210 ff. Odysseus and Kirke (see _J.H.S._ xiii. p. 82).
112. Book XI. 23 ff. Odysseus sacrificing before his visit to Hades.
113. Book XII. 164–200. Odysseus passing the Sirens.
114. Book XVIII. 35 ff. Odysseus and Iros.
115. Book XIX. 385 ff. Odysseus recognised by Eurykleia.
116. Book XXI. 393—XXII. 5 ff. The slaying of the suitors.
117. CHAPTER XV
118. 1. RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS
119. 2. FUNERAL SCENES
120. 3. THE DRAMA
121. 4. ATHLETICS AND SPORT
122. 5. TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS
123. 6. DAILY LIFE OF WOMEN
124. 7. MILITARY AND NAVAL SUBJECTS
125. 8. ORIENTALS AND BARBARIANS
126. 9. BANQUETS AND REVELS
127. 10. ANIMALS
128. 1. Runner with trainer: _Bourguignon Sale Cat._ 31. See on the
129. CHAPTER XVI
130. CHAPTER XVII
131. introduction into Greece at about 660 B.C. is fairly correct. The
132. PART IV
133. CHAPTER XVIII
134. introduction of the wheel into Etruria, but also the introduction of
135. introduction of the furnace; (3) by extensive imitation of Greek
136. 1. CAULDRON AND STAND OF RED WARE FROM FALERII; 2. PAINTED AMPHORA OF
137. Chapter III., regarding the use of clay in general in classical times.
138. 2. ETRUSCAN SARCOPHAGUS (THIRD CENT.)
139. Chapter VIII.).
140. CHAPTER XIX
141. 1. BRICKS AND TILES
142. 1. (_a_) With name of master only (either of _praedia_ or
143. 2. (_a_) Master and potter (often a slave):
144. 3. (_a_) Master, potter, and name of pottery:
145. 1. (_a_) _Ex praedis L. Memmi Rufi._
146. 2. (_a_) _Ex figlinis_ (vel _praedis_) _Domitiae Lucillae, opus
147. 3. (_a_) _Ex figlinis_ (vel _praedis_) _Caepionianis Plotiae
148. 2. TERRACOTTA MURAL RELIEFS
149. 1. ZEUS AND THE CURETES; 2. DIONYSOS IN THE LIKNON-CRADLE (BRITISH
150. 1. ROMAN STATUES AND STATUETTES
151. Chapter III. when dealing with the Greek terracottas. Large figures
152. 2. GAULISH TERRACOTTAS
153. 3. MISCELLANEOUS USES OF TERRACOTTA
154. CHAPTER XX
155. Introduction of lamps at Rome—Sites where found—Principal
156. CHAPTER XXI
157. 1. INTRODUCTORY
158. 2. TECHNICAL PROCESSES
159. 1. Without glaze[3087]:
160. 2. With glaze[3088]:
161. 3. ROMAN POTTERY-FURNACES
162. 1. ITALY
163. 2. FRANCE
164. 3. GERMANY
165. 4. ENGLAND
166. 4. POTTERY IN LATIN LITERATURE; SHAPES AND USES
167. part 3, No. 10002.
168. CHAPTER XXII
169. CHAPTER XXIII
170. 1. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
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