AR_H_A 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Aten Asteroid, Fetus, Krater
30 May 2016
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What is happening in pottery at this time. You can see what they are attempting to do, these were not made by expert craftsmen like before. Same designs as submycenean: semi circles and lines. Looks like same directions: technology of the slip is better. Feeling of more control and expertise in craftsmanship semi circles look perfect. Suggests the use/invention of a protractor for the design. The shape is lifted up and decoration of pot is also lifted up higher on the pot. High center of gravity, focus of decoration closer to the top. Original dark style is lightened up by using more color. Made for the purpose of use in the grave yard. Warrior sent off with his sword, wet stone, arrow heads, and drinking cups. A pair of gold earrings, a fetus, and a huge set of fancy objects inside her tomb. Died in child birth: developmet in funerary rituals. Adult cremation burials, change of form through time.
