Drawing Circles
Experimental Archaeology and the Pivoted Multiple Brush
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4744015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John K Papadopoulos (0000-0003-2481-0246), James F Vedder, Toby Schreiber |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 507-529 |
| Publication date | 1998-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/506399 |
| OpenAlex | W2317399384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
This study explores a variety of multiple brushes that have been used by potters of different periods and places to decorate their wares. Following an overview of the history of scholarship on these devices, special attention is given to the mechanically drawn circles and semicircles of various Mediterranean wares in the Early Iron Age, particularly Aegean Protogeometric. Earlier arguments put forward to show that such concentric motifs could not have been drawn with a multiple-brush device are challenged. To this end, alternative types of multiple-brush devices were made and tested and the result of these experiments was the construction of a pivoted multiple brush that could easily replicate all the details observed on ancient pottery, including errors and idiosyncracies. This device, fashioned from material readily available to ancient potters, is presented in this article. The question of the origin of this "technical innovation" is discussed and an attempt is made to place it where it belongs: in the potter's workshop
Archaeology · Art · Brush · Pottery · Scholarship · Variety (cybernetics) · Visual arts · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Engineering · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Mechanical Engineering
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |