The present study focuses on an Early Copper Age (4500–4000/3900 cal BC) atypical ceramic bowl from Tiszagyenda-Vágott-halom (Eastern Hungary). At first glance, the bowl was strikingly different from the other well-executed, often richly decorated bowls known from the site. Although such vessels can be found sporadically in other Early Copper Age sites, they have never been studied to see exactly how they differ from typical pottery. The aim of the present study is to understand the ideas, intentions, decisions, knowledge, and skills of the potter who made this vessel by reconstructing the chaîne opératoire of the making of the bowl. Technological and stylistic analyses suggest that the atypical pot was probably made by a beginner potter. The stylistic elements (form and decoration) are common in the pottery repertoire of the site and are not considered exceptional, apart from the quality of the execution. The deviation from the usual pottery-making techniques, however, suggests that the potter had probably not acquired all the pottery-making traditions of the community.

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丑小鸭：了解匈牙利大平原早期铜器时代非典型陶瓷容器的制作过程

本研究的重点是来自 Tiszagyenda-Vágott-halom（匈牙利东部）的早期铜器时代（公元前 4500–4000/3900 cal）非典型陶瓷碗。乍一看，这个碗与现场已知的其他制作精良、装饰华丽的碗有着惊人的不同。尽管在其他早期铜器时代遗址中可以零星地发现此类容器，但从未对它们进行研究以了解它们与典型陶器的确切区别。本研究的目的是通过重建陶器来了解制作该器皿的陶工的想法、意图、决定、知识和技能。链歌剧院碗的制作过程。技术和风格分析表明，这件非典型的陶器可能是由初级陶艺家制作的。风格元素（形式和装饰）在该遗址的陶器作品中很常见，除了制作质量之外，并不被认为是特殊的。然而，与通常陶器制作技术的偏差表明，陶工可能没有获得社区的所有陶器制作传统。