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15 Cards in this Set
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Amphora
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two-handled vase
-designed to store provisions such as wine, oil, and honey -inscription on the bottom taunts the maker’s chief competitor Ex. Euthymides. Revelers. c. 510–500 BCE |
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Clay
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Slab construction- clay is rolled out flat, and then shaped by hand
Fired in an anagama kiln (wood burning kiln) |
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Coil Construction
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clay is rolled out in long, rope-like strands that are coiled on top of one another and then smoothed
Native American cultures relied on this technique Ex. María Montoya Martinez. Jar. c. 1939 |
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Wheel Throwing
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Egyptian potters employed the wheel by about 4,000 BCE, invention has remained in use ever since
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earthenware,
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porous clay, must be glazed to hold liquid
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stoneware
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fired at high temperature, impermeable to water
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porcelain
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Smooth, becomes almost translucent when fired. First Porcelain made in China in 618-906 BCE
Chinese artists painted elaborate designs onto the glazed surface of the porcelain |
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Glass Blowing
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Glass- invention of glassblowing techniques in the first century BCE so revolutionized the process that it became a major industry for the Romans
-this bowl made of opaque chips of glass that melted and fused together over the form -demand so great that craftsmen moved to Italy for work Ex. Mosaic glass bowl. Roman, 25 BCE–50 CE |
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stained glass
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Made by adding metallic salts to the glass during manufacture. A variety of different colors were blown by artisans and rolled out into square pieces.
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Fiber Arts
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Employed to make functional objects. Since mid-20th century: craft enters realm of fine art
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embroidery
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A traditional fiber art in which a design is made by needle work
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Tapestry
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A special kind of weaving, in which the weft yarns are of several colors that the weaver manipulates to make a design or image
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Metal
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most durable of all craft media
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Embossing
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In metalworking, the raised decoration on the surface of an object. The reverse of repousse
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repoussé
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In metalworking, a design realized by hammering the image from the reverse side
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