08-14-2012, 01:13 AM
Quote:A few years ago when I visited the Museum of Antiquities, I spoke with Lindsey Alison-Jones, who told me that all the paterae she had seen had been cast, with the sides of the bowl having been pared down to a much thinner gauge on a lathe, hence the thick base and rim but thin sides.
Crispvs
Its a guess, but I would think its much more likely that these were Spun (which would leave the the etched lines, and a thicker Base than side walls) than turned on a lathe.
This would also leave the flange that PhilusEstilius is speaking of.
That Flange could then be cut away into a handle or the edges rolled for reinforcement.
Phil
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