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Abstract
Abstract:This article offers a reanalysis of the ceramic assemblage from room 60, one of the pantries of the Palace of Nestor at Pylos. The study is based on the original 1966 publication by Blegen and Rawson, excavation notebooks, archive photographs, and personal investigation of the pottery recovered from that room. It is argued that a particular manufacturing technique, characteristic of a group of shapes from room 60 but distinct from the standard Mycenaean potting tradition, betrays the activity of a foreign potter. This study also demonstrates that pottery from room 60 served at least two different functions—as paraphernalia used during funerary feasts and as utensils for manufacturing perfumed oil, a crucial commodity for the Pylian economy.
摘要:本文对皮洛斯内斯特宫(Palace of Nestor at Pylos) 60号储藏室的陶瓷组合进行了重新分析。这项研究是基于1966年布莱根和罗森的原始出版物,挖掘笔记,档案照片,以及对从那个房间找到的陶器的个人调查。有人认为,一种特殊的制造技术,具有60号房间的一组形状的特征,但与标准的迈锡尼制罐传统不同,暴露了外国陶工的活动。这项研究还表明,60号房间的陶器至少有两种不同的功能——作为葬礼宴会上使用的用具,以及作为制造香油的器皿,香油是Pylian经济的重要商品。
期刊介绍:
The School"s major publication, the Annual of the British School at Athens, is an illustrated volume of over 300 pages, with its Centenary volume appearing in 1995. It is a peer-reviewed journal, which publishes accounts of the School"s projects and articles on a wide range of Hellenic subjects. The table of contents for Volumes 103 and 104 (2008 and 2009) are available below, along with information for contributors. The Annual is available to Subscribing Members of the School. Alternatively, contact the London Secretary for subscription information.