In the 2003 excavation season at Cetamura del Chianti, a mortarium was unearthed which has undergone cleaning, restoration and residue analysis. A mortarium is a vessel used for grinding or mashing food items in conjunction with a grinding implement(pestle).This study will review the mortarium from several aspects: a review of the circumstances of its discovery, a study of the mortarium in Greek and Roman literature to help determine its possible use, a review of mortars in art, and a brief discussion of grinding tools. A discussion of the mortar and its circumstances will help to illuminate the use of this mortarium at Cetamura del Chianti. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Classics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Art. / Fall Semester, 2007. / April 23, 2007. / Mortar, Mortarium, Etruscan, Ceramics, Cetamura, Pestle / Includes bibliographical references. / Nancy T. de Grummond, Professor Directing Thesis; Daniel J. Pullen, Committee Member; David Stone, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_182422 |
| Contributors | Hargis, Melissa Beth (authoraut), De Grummond, Nancy T. (professor directing thesis), Pullen, Daniel J. (committee member), Stone, David (committee member), Department of Classics (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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