3D Greek Vases
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The 3D Greek Vase Scanning and Printing Project (3DGV) brings together faculty, staff, and students at the University of Virginia to create scale replicas of the Greek vases in the collection of the Fralin Museum of Art using rapid prototyping technologies. Beginning in January 2015 as the brainchild of Professor Tyler Jo Smith and undergraduate engineering student Gregory Lewis, the project has since grown into a collaborative effort between the archaeology program, the UVa Library System, the UVa Engineering School, and the Fralin Museum, and has been featured in numerous articles, talks, and conferences, both at UVa and across the country. 3DGV aims to scan and print these vases so that the digital and physical models can be used for both research and educational purposes, and can be shared with the larger community of museum specialists, archaeologists, and digital humanists. In addition, we seek to introduce the physical models into the classroom to facilitate experiential learning and exposure to ancient artifacts as well as to teach students of all levels and disciplines about how to apply these rapidly proliferating technologies to their fields. For more information please contact Tyler Jo Smith at tjs6e@virginia.edu News Articles and Exhibits
Connect with news stories regarding 3DGV Exploring New Dimensions with Art History and Engineering John Kelly UVa Arts, Vol 04 Spring 2016 History Made New Caroline Newman UVa Today, 12 October 2016 Reprinted as: How 3-D printing brings ancient Greek art to life Phys.org, 13 October 2016 and University of Virginia faculty and staff use 3-D printing to take a fresh look at ancient art ArtDaily.org, 18 October 2016 3D Printing Brings Replicas of Ancient Greek Art to the Classroom Kerry Kolasa-Sikiaridi GreekReporter.com, 19 October 2016 Digital Archaeology Digest: Medieval Manuscripts, The Antikythera Mechanism And The Sounds Of Paris Sarah Bond Forbes, 14 October 2016 Collect, Care, Conserve, Curate: The Life of the Art Object Exhibit at Fralin Museum of Art, 10 March 2017 to 23 July 2017 Curated by Jean Lancaster, Collections Manager Click here for 3D scans from the exhibition Presentations and Conferences
See where we have been 3D-GV: Scanning and Printing Greek Vases T.J. Smith, G. Lewis and W. Rourk DH@UVa, Scholar’s Lab UVa, 14 October 2016 The Plastic Pyxis: 3D Scanning and Printing Greek Vases T.J. Smith CAMWS Southern Section Atlanta, Georgia, 28 October 2016 3D Printing Greek Vases: Applications and Implications T.J. Smith Archaeological Institute of America [AIA] annual meeting Toronto, Canada, 6 January 2017. 3D Scanning and Printing Greek Vases: From Deep Storage to Rapid Prototyping T.J. Smith, G. Lewis Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology [CAA] International Conference Atlanta, Georgia, 14 March 2017 The Plastic Pyxis: Greek Vases in 3D T.J. Smith Davidson College, Digital Studies, Davidson, North Carolina, 26 September 2017 3D-GV: From Scanning to Printing to Using T.J. Smith with G. Bodard, Ph. Carter, W. Rourk, and D. Mitchell Digital Cultural Heritage, University of London and SunoikisisDC, 7 December 2017. Round Table: Ancient Art and Archaeology Pedagogy and 3D Printing Institute of Classical Studies T.J. Smith University of London, 11 July 2018 Pots and Pedagogy: 3D Vases in the Classics Classroom SCS annual meeting T.J. Smith Washington DC, 4 January 2020 3D-GV: Scanning and Printing Artifacts T.J. Smith with V. Valdez Digital Archaeology, University of Virginia, guest lecture 19 October 2020 Even Better than the Real Thing? Making and Using 3D Greek Vases” T.J. Smith Dept. of Classics, College of William and Mary, 1 April 2021 Related Articles
Learn more about 3D scanning, printing, and their use in data preservation Active learning in the lecture theatre using 3D printed objects David P. Smith F1000Research, 2016 Digital 3D models of heritage artefacts: Towards a digital dream space Sarah Younan, Cathy Treadaway Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 2, 2015 Links
Connect with our partners Cultural Heritage Informatics Click here to learn more about further efforts at UVa to preserve cultural heritage data using 3D scanning and printing techniques Click here for more about Democratizating Cultural Heritge Data and our 3D vases. Fralin Museum of Art Click here to view the collection of the Fralin Museum of Art including more digital models of the vases used in this project |
For more detailed information click on the above poster presented at the 2017 Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archeology conference
A digital model of a Euboean hydria at the Fralin Museum
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