Gisela Richter of the Metropolitan Museum of Art adds a neglected source to the study of Greek vases: the methods of modern potters. She compares their throwing, glazing and firing with ancient pictures of potters at work and references to the craft in Greek literature, to explain how Athenian black-figured and red-figured vases were produced.
A pioneering technical study for anyone interested in Greek art or the potter’s craft. Download the free EPUB.