Название: The Origins and Use of the Potter’s Wheel in Ancient Egypt (Archaeopress Egyptology)
Автор: Sarah Doherty
Издательство: Gordon House
ISBN: 1784910600
Год: 2015
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 150
Размер: 6,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
Wheels do not exist in nature, and so can be viewed entirely as a human-inspired invention. Machinery too, was relatively rare in the ancient world. The potter’s wheel is arguably the most significant machine introduced into Egypt, second only perhaps to the drill, the loom and the bellows for smelting metal.