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Graham Taylor
@Pottedhistory
Potted History, Rothbury, Northumberland, Experimental archaeologist & historical pottery replicas, demonstrations & workshops in Museums, Universities,Schools
Mar 19, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
1/8 I'm often asked "Why do amphorae have pointed bases?" and as a potter who has now made hundreds of them, I have to say that it's something that I have thought about a lot. For a start they'd be a lot easier to make if they had a flat base. As it is you start throwing from.. 2/8 the middle section, adding clay and working upwards till the neck is finished, then inverting it back onto the wheel to finish and close off the base. Wrestling a somewhat soft, very heavy pot, turning it over & mounting it back onto the wheel is no mean feat. This often..