Un vase à paroi fine inédit du type Déchelette 74

Addenda au fonctionnement de l’industrie de l’art romain (Kunstindustrie)

Abstract

An Unpublished Thin-walled Beaker of the Déchelette 74 Type. Addendum to the Functioning of the Roman Art Industry (Kunstindustrie)

The Louvre holds a small engobed beaker with applied decoration, of unknown provenance, from the collection of Émile Guimet. It belongs to form C of the two-handled beakers of the Déchelette 74 type and is part of the Lezoux production (probably from the workshop on the route de Maringues). Its applied decorations not only enabled a complete reconstruction of a previously catalogued applique, but also to reveal a new, previously unknown scene. Their analysis has provided a concrete example of how the Roman art industry functioned, and of the interactions between different craftsmen. We were able to reconstruct a prototyp that had been used to make metal vases that served as models for Roman potters in various provinces to make moulds for appliques. A die for stamping tiles was also created from this model. Appliques, in turn, were used to produce secondary moulds from Antiquity to the modern era.