FORM AND FUNCTION
The shape of a pot can be related to its function but in most cases only in a general sense.
There are few 'specialist' pots which can be assigned a specific use. Due to their essential practical applications and home-made origins most pots can be only loosely grouped according to function.
OPEN VESSELS : WIDER THAN THEY ARE TALL
: are for display / serving and preparing / mixing food.
CLOSED VESSELS : TALLER THAN THEY ARE WIDE
: are for storage or serving liquids.
VESSELS WITH SIMILAR HEIGHT AND WIDTH
: are for cooking or food preparation.
SPECIAL SHAPES
: for specific functions
There are limits to our knowledge because many pots have not survived and those that do are in some cases cremation urns or grave goods which would not have been the worst quality and mostly be storage vessels. Not cool to keep granny's bones in a cooking or serving pot.
The shape of a pot can be related to its function but in most cases only in a general sense.
There are few 'specialist' pots which can be assigned a specific use. Due to their essential practical applications and home-made origins most pots can be only loosely grouped according to function.
OPEN VESSELS : WIDER THAN THEY ARE TALL
: are for display / serving and preparing / mixing food.
CLOSED VESSELS : TALLER THAN THEY ARE WIDE
: are for storage or serving liquids.
VESSELS WITH SIMILAR HEIGHT AND WIDTH
: are for cooking or food preparation.
SPECIAL SHAPES
: for specific functions
There are limits to our knowledge because many pots have not survived and those that do are in some cases cremation urns or grave goods which would not have been the worst quality and mostly be storage vessels. Not cool to keep granny's bones in a cooking or serving pot.
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FORMS FROM THE VIKING AGE here