Journal | Axon
Journal issue | 8 | 2024
Research Article | Officina di IG XIV2 – Three Unpublished Inscribed ‘Kneading Tools’ for Clay from Taranto
Officina di IG XIV2 – Three Unpublished Inscribed ‘Kneading Tools’ for Clay from Taranto
Abstract
The paper discusses eight partly unpublished clay objects kept at MArTa and provides the first edition of the Greek inscriptions on three of them. These objects belong to a group of morphologically heterogeneous tools used for working with clay, which are given different names both in the Museum’s records and in literature (kneaders, pestles, sanders, etc.). However, there is no exact correspondence between shapes and names, which shows that the functions of these tools are not fully understood. The paper is therefore an attempt at a more thoughtful insight into this topic and discusses the role of inscriptions.
Submitted: Sept. 4, 2024 | Accepted: Nov. 20, 2024 | Published Dec. 10, 2024 | Language: it
Keywords Kneaders • Clay • Pestles • Taranto • Production epigraphy • Sanders
Copyright © 2024 Fabrizio Di Sarro, Rebecca Massinelli. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/Axon/2532-6848/2024/01/011
