07-27-2010, 04:05 PM
Quote:The woven fabric itself could give that pattern as well; right?
Yes, such patterns in the textile are commonly seen on things like perizoma. By the way, "Perizoma" is the single best ancient term to search on google images. Go ahead, you deserve it! :wink:
As to conclusions based on texture seen on vases, I'm fine with being agnostic on whether or not such lines suggest quilting as long as you don't then take the lack of such lines as evidence that there was no quilting. Clearly if artists could add texture for effect, they could also take it away. Me, I think that without further explanation for the pattern the default hypothesis should be if it quacks like a duck...
Paul M. Bardunias
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