2750
Accession Number
33092
Author
Mattusch, Carol C.
Title Of Article Chaper
Bronze and ironworking in the area of the Athenian Agora
Title Of Journal Book
Hesperia
Volume
46
Issue
4
Pages
340-379
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
This article includes a descriptive catalogue of bronze and iron foundries and smithies, both workshops and dumps (c. 25) found in the region of the Athenian Agora. They date from 6th c. B.C. to the 6th c. A.D. and were located in excavations conducted by the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. No foundries or smithies have been excavated in the Agora that date between 2nd c. B.C. and 3rd c. A.D., however. The remains from one iron smithy found are insufficient to reconstruct the nature of the work done there. But, the lost-wax technique of bronze casting is well attested. -- AATA
pub_id
2750