A dictionary of Greek and Roman . , aenea, Aesop. Fab. 329 ; Cato, de Re ; aenum, Ovid. Met. vii. 318—321 ; \e§ijsX<i\Ksos, Herod, i. 48), the ancients also madethese vessels of different kinds of stone, whichwere turned upon the lathe. At Pleurs, a villagenear Chiavenna to the north of the Lake of Como,the manufacture of vessels from the potstone foundin a neighbouring mountain is still carried on, andhas probably existed there from the time of Pliny,who makes express mention of it (H. N. s. 44). Some of these vessels are nearly twofeet in diameter, and, bei
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . , aenea, Aesop. Fab. 329 ; Cato, de Re ; aenum, Ovid. Met. vii. 318—321 ; \e§ijsX<i\Ksos, Herod, i. 48), the ancients also madethese vessels of different kinds of stone, whichwere turned upon the lathe. At Pleurs, a villagenear Chiavenna to the north of the Lake of Como,the manufacture of vessels from the potstone foundin a neighbouring mountain is still carried on, andhas probably existed there from the time of Pliny,who makes express mention of it (H. N. s. 44). Some of these vessels are nearly twofeet in diameter, and, being adapted to bear thefire, are used for cooking. (Ocidis observare ollampultis, ne aduratur,Yoxvo, ap. Non. Marcett. p. Merceri ; Festus, s. v. A ulas-). The preceding woodcut is taken from a vase inthe British Museum, which was found at Caninoin Etruria. The painting upon it represents thestory of Medea boiling an old ram with a view topersuade the daughters of Pelias to put him todeath. (Ovid, Met. vii. 318—321 ; Hygin. ) The pot has a round bottom, and is supportedby a tripod under which is a large fire. The ram,restored to youth, is just in the act of leaping outof the pot. Instead of being supported by a sepa-rate tripod, the vessel was sometimes made withthe feet all in one piece, and it was then called inGreek rpnrovs [Tripos], xuTP°7r0ls (Hes. Op. etDies, 748 ; Schol. in Soph. Aj. 1405), and irvpicr-rarris. Besides being placed upon the fire in order toboil water or cook victuals, the ancients used potsto carry fire, just as is now done by the moderninhabitants of Greece, Italy, and Sicily. ( iv. 5. § 4.) They also used small pots con-taining fire and pitch to annoy the enemy in siegesby throwing them from
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