對於古希臘紅色人物陶器表面之黑色點狀突起的材料與燒製過程的一個提議

A Study of the Material and Firing Reactions of Relief Dots on Ancient Greek Red-figure Pottery

古希臘紅色人物陶器是該文明最具代表性的文物之一，其上的銘文保留了古希臘的文字，圖像則反映了當時人心目中神祇的樣貌，也記錄了社會與生活的諸多面向。此陶器的技術從十八世紀起便引起學界的注意，至今仍在尋求更可信的解釋。本研究觀察此類陶器（c.530-c.300BCE）上裝飾所用的黑色的點狀突起，推測其材料完全由黑泥陶衣所構成，並且說明黑泥陶衣是一種容易燒製成功的材料。此一特性符合古希臘人對於方便但又準確的技術的興趣，同時也讓這種技術易於學習與流傳。由於一般的古希臘人對於習俗與傳統的態度趨向於保守，也讓黑泥陶衣的技術能夠代代相傳，同時藉由殖民與貿易被帶往希臘文化所及的廣大區域。此陶器技術是古希臘文明的一個象徵。

Red-figure pottery (c.530-c.250 BCE) is one of the most representative objects of ancient Greek civilization. Inscriptions on the pottery preserve ancient Greek words, while paintings thereon reflect the images people had of gods and goddesses. The paintings also record several aspects of society and the life at that time. The technique used for the pottery has attracted scholars' attention since the eighteenth century, and better accounts are still sought. This paper is concerned with the decorative relief dots on ancient Greek red-figure pottery. The relief dots are found to consist entirely of black gloss which could have been produced with ease during firing. This recalls the Greeks' interest in convenient but precise techniques. Such characteristics helped this pottery technique to be learned and spread without much difficulty. Since the Greeks tended to be conservative toward customs and traditions, they passed this technique down from generation to generation. By way of trade and colonization it was brought to a wide area where the Greek culture reached. The technique was a symbol of the Greek civilization.