
The Greek Tile Works at Corinth
The Site and the Finds
Gloria S. Merker(Author)
American School of Classical Studies at Athens (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-87661-535-5 (ISBN)
Description
A series of kilns at ancient Corinth known as the Tile Works are given final publication in this long-awaited book, based on excavations conducted in 1939 and 1940 (as war was closing in) by Carl Roebuck and Arthur Parsons, and renewed briefly in 1950 by Gladys Weinberg. The artisans at the Tile Works produced not only roof tiles but a whole range of terracotta articles from the 6th to 4th centuries B.C., with one break in production in the late 5th to early 4th century. These products included, at different periods, architectural sculpture and decorated revetments; heavy household pottery such as mortars and lekanai; loomweights; votive furniture such as altars and plaques; and even some fine and semi-fine pottery. The standard of craftsmanship was very high and the artifacts produced found enthusiastic markets in other parts of Greece; as the revetments of roofs at Delphi, for example, and as mortars in the markets of Athens. The Tile Works, therefore, along with the Potters' Quarter, was one of the major and most prolific industrial establishments in ancient Corinth. In this study, the principal features and deposits are first discussed, in order to establish the chronology of the three successive kilns on the site, and to try to relate them to known events in Corinth. The manufactures are then considered, beginning with a discussion of fabrics and techniques of manufacture, then moving on to typology and dating. The study concludes with a presentation of the Corinthian pottery and other artifacts found at the Tile Works but not made there, and a catalogue of terracottas by Charles K. Williams II.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
119 b/w figs.
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
639 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87661-535-5 (9780876615355)
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Gloria S. Merker is Professor Emerita of Classical and Modern Languages at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and author of Corinth XVIII.4: The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Terracotta Figurines of the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods.