Some Early Evidence for the Use of the Running Drill
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10965871 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew F Stewart (0000-0001-7866-5959, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Pages | 199-201 |
| Publication date | 1975-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annual of the British School at Athens (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0068-2454 • E-ISSN: 2045-2403 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0068245400006626 |
| OpenAlex | W2007872225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The publication of Sheila Adam's lively and closely argued study of the technique of Greek sculpture has aroused considerable controversy; not the least disputed of her views was that the running drill, ‘the only major technical change which occurs in Greek sculpture of the Classical Period’, was not introduced until the second quarter of the fourth century B.C., a full seventy years or more after Blümel's date for its invention. Although such examination as I have been able to make of extant Greek originals from this period suggests to me that Adam was correct in concluding that the tool was not in general use until after c. 370, there does seem to be some evidence that sculptors were experimenting with it for about twenty to thirty years beforehand
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Drill · Extant taxon · Period (music · Quarter (Canadian coin · Sculpture · Visual arts · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Engineering · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |