V. I. Yarmolovich

Pictorial evidence on potters’ wheels dated to the Late and Graeco-Roman periods in Egypt

This paper investigates pictorial evidence for potters’ wheels dated to the Late and Graeco-Roman periods. The potter's wheel is one of the main, though not the only, tool for shaping vessels during these periods in various regions. Criteria for determining the construction of the device have been developed in order to analyse depictions of potters’ wheels. The analysis revealed that reliefs, paintings, and hieroglyphs depict both simple wheels and kick-wheels. It can be established that, from the Late Period onwards, these tools coexisted in Egypt.

Keywords:
pottery, ancient Egypt, simple wheel, kick-wheel, Late Period, Graeco-Roman period.

Original language — English.

DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2025-00011.

Referring: Yarmolovich V. I. Pictorial evidence on potters’ wheels dated to the Late and Graeco-Roman periods in Egypt // Egypt and Neighbouring Countries 3 (2025): 49–59. DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2025-00011.

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