| Page |
| List of Illustrations | [vii] |
| Preface | [xi] |
| Chapter I. Technical Processes in the Making of Modern Pottery and their Application to the Technique of Ancient Vases | [1] |
| Preparation of the Clay | [1] |
| Ingredients and Properties | [1] |
| Washing | [2] |
| Wedging | [2] |
| Fashioning the Vases | [4] |
| (1) Wheelwork | [4] |
| Types of Wheel | [4] |
| Throwing | [7] |
| Turning | [10] |
| Work in Sections | [15] |
| Polishing | [19] |
| Attachment of handles | [20] |
| (2) Building | [26] |
| (3) Moulding | [27] |
| Firing the Vases | [29] |
| Production of Temperature | [29] |
| Types of Kilns | [32] |
| Packing the Kiln | [34] |
| Firing | [35] |
| Number of Firings | [37] |
| Injuries in the Firing | [44] |
| Glazing | [47] |
| Red Ochre Wash | [53] |
| Were Athenian Vases Made for Every-Day Use? | [59] |
| Chapter II. Representations of Ancient Potters | [64] |
| Fashioning the Vases | [64] |
| Decorating the Vases | [70] |
| Firing the Vases | [75] |
| Miscellaneous Scenes | [78] |
| Representations Wrongly Interpreted as Pottery Scenes | [83] |
| Potter’s Implements | [84] |
| Chapter III. References to the Pottery Craft in Ancient Literature | [87] |
| Preparation of the Clay | [87] |
| Fashioning the Vases | [89] |
| (1) Wheelwork | [89] |
| (2) Building | [93] |
| Firing the Vases | [94] |
| Red Ochre Wash | [96] |
| Porosity of Greek Pottery | [98] |
| The Status of Potters | [98] |
| Conclusion | [106] |
| Selected Bibliography | [109] |
| Index | [111] |