History of ancient pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman (1905)
Walters, Henry Beauchamp, 1867-1944, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · New York, Scribner · leaf 77
ecimenswere found at Kertch in the Crimea. Some large ones havealso been found in Rhodes, but the most typical form of tombthere is a square chamber cut out of the hard clayey earth,approached by a square vertical shaft and a door. Theygenerally contained single bodies, round which were rangedvases… … FIG. I. INTERIOR OF COFFIN FOUND AT ATHENS, SHOWING ARRANGEMENT OF VASES. covered with flat stones forming a vaulted roof. Others weremerely troughs cut in the surface of the rock and coveredwith stones and earth. In the shafts of the first type oftomb large jars or Trldoi, were often found…
Pottery, Ancient · Mythology, Greek
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