Publication details
Kunst für alle? Einige Bemerkungen zur Stempelverzierten Keramik im östlichen Frühlatenebereich
| Title in English | Art for everybody?Comments on the stamp-decorated pottery in the eastern La Tene area |
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Kunst und Kommunikation Zentralisierungsprozesse in Gesellschaften des europäischen Barbarikums im 1. Jahrtausend v.chr. |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | "Celtic" art; stamped pottery |
| Description | The stamped ornamentation on wheel-made pottery belongs to the earliest artistic production in the eastern La Tene area. The stamped decoration is associated with the new technology of the potter’s wheel, and only on a limited selection of typical vase shapes. In all regions concentric circles, arcs and »S«-shapes were used; zoomorphic and floral motifs are less common. Although small variations may be detected between the various regions, stamp-decorated wheel-made pottery is everywhere distributed »democratically« in open settlements, defended hillforts and cemeteries. According to the present state of our knowledge, stamp-decorated pottery was not found preferentially in rich graves with wagons or bronze vessels, and we cannot speak of a »courtly« artform or art for a social élite. Furthermore there is no clear evidence for the existence of a centrally controlled production or distribution of this kind of pottery. Stampdecorated pottery is probably the expression of common ideas in the eastern La Tene region, from Bavaria to Transdanubia – perhaps represented in all social levels. |