PONTIANAK NEWS – A study of stone vases from Greek, Hellenistic and Roman times reveals the spread of technological knowledge among ancient craftsmen.
Stone vases, one of the most important sources of material culture from the Bronze, Iron and Classical Ages, provide information about the cultural imprints of the period. However, it is shown that the vase, which provides information about the transfer of important technological inputs and know-how, also played a key role in the development of the Prehistoric Mediterranean craft tradition.
The fact that stone vases from the Classical period have not been studied much until recently has given rise to the perception that stone vase work, which has lasted for thousands of years, has lost its importance.
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Research with the TECHNET project funded by Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions in 2020 through the Individual Fellowship program, namely by examining a group of intact and fragmented white marble and polychrome stone vases, from the Greek (500-400 BC), Hellenistic (300-2000 BC) periods. BC) and Roman (100 BC-100 BC).
Scholars digitally detail and analyze intact and individual Greek and Roman stone vases with a variety of perspectives and comparative disciplines, from ethno-anthropology to history and philology.
Greco-Roman stone vases contain important technological innovations, most notably the short lathe and the tubular drill. The application and adaptation of this new technology to stone carving has resulted in a marked plasticity and a greater variety of vase shapes and precision in workmanship.
“These results strongly indicate that the lathe has full rotary motion which was achievable in Roman times by using water as the main power,” explains project coordinator Simona Perna.
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