Massimo Vidale

Department of Cultural Heritage : Archaeology, History of Art, of Music and Cinema, University of Padua, Italy

[ 1 ] - The Function of a Chlorite Hand-Bag of the Halil Rud Civilization as Inferred from Its Wear Traces

A chlorite “hand-bag” belonging to the once-called “intercultural style” production, currently on exhibit in the NationalArchaeological Museum, Tehran, is described focusing attention, for the first time, to the peculiar wear traces clearlyvisible on the handle and along its contour. The strong wear suggests that the hand-bag was suspended for a long time ona cord; and that in this setting it w...

[ 2 ] - A Vessel for Building Another Vessel. A Technical Template of the Late 4th Millennium BCE in the Central-Eastern of the Iranian Plateau?

Two vessels from different sites of the Iranian Plateau, dating to the late 4th or early 3rd millennium BCE are presented aspalaeotechnological case studies. In the fractures of the vessels’ walls, interfaces left by added clay parts (enhanced inthe two illustrations) are quite recognizable. It is proposed that in both cases potters, in order to construct the bases, usedto make bowls comparable...

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