History of ancient pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Based on the work of Samuel Birch (1905)
Walters, H. B. (Henry Beauchamp), 1867-1944, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885. History of ancient pottery · New York, Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 544
"ITALIAN MEGARIAN ” BOWLS 491 in its effect ; each ornamental motive is produced from a separate stamp, and the potter’s marks are put on en barbotine (see p. 442). To sum up with Dragendorff,1 it is clear that a careful study of Hellenistic pottery is necessary for a correct estimate of the… … FIG. 220. “ ITALIAN MEGARIAN ” BOWL BY L. APPIUS (BRITISH MUSEUM). proves that the Romans were merely receptive, at best only developing what they received. This development began with the importation of Greek relief-wares with black varnish, especially from Asia Minor, and their imitation at…
Pottery, Greek · Pottery, Etruscan · Mythology, Classical, in art · Pottery, Ancient
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