Recreating Kiln Furniture Used at Metapontum Classical Kilns

LTT replica of Metapontum kiln furniture

 

In April and May 2022, Marco Serino, Eleni Hasaki, and LTT Resident Potter Cynthia Jones, worked on recreating replicas of kiln furniture that has been excavated in the potters' quarter at Metapontum, southern Italy, that was active in the Classical period. Marco Serino is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Commission Fellow, PI of the A.G.A.T.H.O.C.L.E.S. project, which includes a focus on experimental archaeology.

The kiln furniture has been published: , I sostegni di fornace dal kerameikos di Metaponto. Beni archeologici--conoscenza e tecnologie ; quaderno 3. Bari: Edipuglia, [2004]. 210 pages, xxviii pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.. ISBN 8872283213 €40.00. For  Eleni Hasaki's review of this important monograph check this link

https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2007/2007.09.35/

 

Photos by M.Serino and E. Haskai