Tours: Pottery in Athens - Revision history

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+'''[[Aspasia]]:''' ''Hello, wanderer. May I introduce you to the [[Kerameikos]], the kiln that warms all of Athens' pottery?''
 ("Who are you?")
-'''Aspasia:''' ''My name is Aspasia. Though I am not original from Athens, I have climbed to the top of its social ladder using my wit and intellect. I've even earned the love of Perikles, one of the most powerful men in the city. The mind truly is a beautiful thing.''
+'''Aspasia:''' ''My name is Aspasia. Though I am not original from [[Athens]], I have climbed to the top of its social ladder using my wit and intellect. I've even earned the love of [[Perikles]], one of the most powerful men in the city. The mind truly is a beautiful thing.''
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+[[File:DTAG - Pinax with scene of potter's workshop.png|thumb|250px|Pinax with scene of a potter's workshop / 625-600 BCE (Archaic Greece)]]
 While part of it was used as a graveyard, it was also dedicated to the creation of pottery.
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|-|Opening Remarks=
'''Aspasia:''' ''Hello, wanderer. May I introduce you to the Kerameikos, the kiln that warms all of Athens' pottery?''

("Who are you?")

'''Aspasia:''' ''My name is Aspasia. Though I am not original from Athens, I have climbed to the top of its social ladder using my wit and intellect. I've even earned the love of Perikles, one of the most powerful men in the city. The mind truly is a beautiful thing.''

("What do you think of this place?")

'''Aspasia:''' ''The art produced here is some of the most beautiful in the Greek world. I envy the potters' skill, though I’m not quite as envious of their clay-stained hands. It’s bad for the nails.''

("I would like to begin the tour.")

'''Aspasia:'''...

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The Kerameikos was a large, sprawling area northwest of Athens's akropolis.

While part of it was used as a graveyard, it was also dedicated to the creation of pottery.

The Kerameikos was so significant to the art form that its name lives on in the word "ceramics".

Perhaps drawn by the river, potters moved into the area and formed their own bustling community.

It's believed that by the end of the 5th century BCE, hundreds of thousands of pottery vessels had been made in Athens, including everything from heavy, undecorated cooking pots, to delicates and beautiful containers reserved for the most precious oils.

Sadly, only around one percent of these works survive today, some only in small fragments.

'''Learn more:'''

Unfortunately, no ancient manuals for making pottery have survived to the present day, and there is only limited visual and textual evidence to explain how ceramic works were created.

However, the vases themselves provide a few clues. Some pots were decorated with behind-the-scenes glimpses of potters and painters at work. These visual narratives, along with the texts of ancient authors, suggest that pottery-making was a family affair, with fathers teaching their sons the craft at a young age. One base even shows a woman working as a painter, which again suggests that pottery-making was a family business.

|-|Clay Extraction and Vase Shaping=
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'''Aspasia:''' ''You've returned. As you can see pottery is...''

("I'm ready for a quiz.")

'''Aspasia:''' ''Then let’s get right to it. Starting with an easy one.
What was responsible for the orange-red color of most Athenian vases?''

("Paint.")

("Leaves.")

("Blood.")

("Iron.")

'''Aspasia:''' ''Correct! Athenian potters...''

("Can you repeat the question?")

("Take me to the next suggested tour.")

("Take me to a random tour.")

([LEAVE] "That's all for now.")

'''Aspasia:''' ''Then we must part ways, at least for now. Farewell, wanderer.''
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