Helmut Winkler > 16-07-2017, 11:36 AM
(16-07-2017, 01:05 AM)-JKP- Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Quick question (your opinion)...
What do you think the unpainted parts of the containers on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. might be (the narrow rings that go around the tops and bottoms)?
I have my own idea about this, but I'm curious as to what others think.
-JKP- > 16-07-2017, 01:41 PM
Koen G > 16-07-2017, 02:00 PM
Helmut Winkler > 16-07-2017, 03:12 PM
(16-07-2017, 01:41 PM)-JKP- Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.They also look like metallic rings to me.
So... assuming they are metal, what kind of metal? I was thinking bronze or brass. The simple containers seem a bit too plain to be edged in silver or gold, but perhaps the illustrator "deconstructed" some fancier containers (left out parts of them when drawing them) so as to create a hierarchy of containers from more simple to more ornate.
-JKP- > 16-07-2017, 09:27 PM
Helmut Winkler > 17-07-2017, 08:51 AM
(16-07-2017, 09:27 PM)-JKP- Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.This You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is later (17th century), but has some interesting design details.
MarcoP > 09-08-2017, 02:24 PM
-JKP- > 30-10-2017, 09:13 AM
Koen G > 30-10-2017, 10:31 AM
-JKP- > 30-10-2017, 12:38 PM
(30-10-2017, 10:31 AM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I'm not convinced that the containers are really containers. As you indicate, the simple ones look like so many other things. And many of the more ornate ones really wouldn't work as containers, they look hugely impractical or overly complex, even compared to some of the most similar artefacts.
I find the altars you show interesting, though. Might they be meant for burning incense or the like? This might provide an explanation for some plants.