How to Make a Stone Pot

Sidebar to: Ancient Israel’s Stone Age

Small vessels like these were turned on a simple bow lathe (drawing below). The open cylindrical shape and smooth surface of these bowls are typical of vessels turned on a lathe. (Chisel marks were generally left on handmade vessels, such as the “measuring cups,” opposite.)

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