02-19-2008, 05:37 PM
Quote:belive me, the grip or porpax? is find, many pottery shows that grip not exactly at the center... so its how is meant to be
I'm a bit skeptical of taking such details from vase art. the need to show perspective can cause all sorts of illusions- as in the round shield that appears oval on another thread here.
For something like this, sculpture is probably more useful. I have no quarrel with the concept of an off-center porpax, but clearly that is not the case with the ring-shaped supports we see here. They must have been centrally placed.
Paul M. Bardunias
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