PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoEarthenware lamp-holder, Iran, 9th-10th century ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10
arrow-up147arrow-down1imageEarthenware lamp-holder, Iran, 9th-10th century ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareLemmist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThat ring on the top looks like a machine-made part. Interesting if they used some kind of “casting molds” for common elements of ceramical things…
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoClay moulds were definitely in use by this time. I couldn’t identify mould vs. hand-sculpted if my life depended on it, but it seems plausible that this may have been made with a mould!
That ring on the top looks like a machine-made part. Interesting if they used some kind of “casting molds” for common elements of ceramical things…
Clay moulds were definitely in use by this time. I couldn’t identify mould vs. hand-sculpted if my life depended on it, but it seems plausible that this may have been made with a mould!