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Athenian little-master cups

Heesen, P.

Publication date 2009

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Download date:26 Sep 2021 CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION (figs. 1-2) Approach 1 History of scholarship 2 Types of little-master cup 3 Shape 3 Decorative scheme 6 High-stemmed foot with flat, disk-like base 9 Bowl with offset lip 10 Miniature style 10 Handle-palmettes 11 Decorative scheme 12 Experiments leading to the little-master cup 12 The earliest lip- and band-cups 13 Conclusions 14 DIMENSIONS 15 Absolute dimensions of lip-cups and band-cups 15 Relative dimensions of lip-cups and band-cups 15 BEAZLEY’S TERMS FOR DECORATIVE SCHEMES 15

1. EUCHEIROS, EUCHEIROS PAINTER, A SON OF EUCHEIROS, A PAINTER NEAR KLEITIAS, SONDROS, SONDROS PAINTER AND SOKLES, SOKLES PAINTER (nos. 1-49; pls. 1-12)

1.1 EUCHEIROS, EUCHEIROS PAINTER, c. 560/45 BC (nos. 1-13; figs. 3-10; pls. 1-6c) Introduction 16 Shape and dimensions 17 Inscriptions 18 Interior decoration 20 Mythological subjects 20 Non-mythological subjects 21 Exterior decoration 23 Mythological subjects 23 Non-mythological subjects 24 Ornaments 25 Provenance and chronology 25 Concluding remarks 26

1.2 MANNER OF THE EUCHEIROS PAINTER, c. 550/45 BC (nos. 14-19; figs. 11-12; pls. 6d-8d) Introduction 27 Shape and dimensions 27 Inscriptions 27 Interior decoration 28 Mythological subjects 28 Non-mythological subjects 28 Exterior decoration 28 Mythological subjects 28 Non-mythological subjects 29 Ornaments 29 Provenance and chronology 29

1.3 A SON OF EUCHEIROS, c. 550/40 BC (no. 20; pl. 8e) 30

1.4 A PAINTER NEAR KLEITIAS, c. 560/50 BC (no. 21; pl. 9a) 30

1.5 SONDROS, SONDROS PAINTER, 560/40 BC (nos. 22-33; figs. 13-14; pl. 9b-e) Introduction 31 Shape and dimensions 32 Inscriptions 32 Interior decoration 32 Mythological subjects 32 Ornaments 33 Provenance and chronology 33 Concluding remarks 34

1.6 SOKLES, SOKLES PAINTER, 555/35 BC (nos. 34-49; figs. 15-19; pls. 10-12) Introduction 35 Shape and dimensions 35 Inscriptions 36 Interior decoration 37 Mythological subjects 37 Non-mythological subjects 38 Exterior decoration 39 Ornaments 39 Provenance and chronology 39 Concluding remarks 40

2. XENOKLES, XENOKLES PAINTER, MULE PAINTER, PAINTER OF THE DEEPDENE CUP, POTTER AND PAINTER OF LONDON B 425 (nos. 50-92; pls. 13-27) Introduction 41

2.1. XENOKLES, XENOKLES PAINTER, c. 555/40 BC (nos. 50-83; figs. 20-27; pls. 13- 23b) Shape and dimensions 42 Inscriptions 43 Interior decoration 44 Mythological subjects 45 Non-mythological subjects 46 Exterior decoration 47 Mythological subjects 47 Non-mythological subjects 48 Ornaments 48

2.2. XENOKLES, MULE PAINTER, c. 555/50 BC (nos. 84-85; figs. 28-30; pls. 23c-24) Introduction 49 Shape and dimensions 49 Inscriptions 50 Figurework, style and decorative system 50 Interior decoration 50 Mythological subjects 50 Non-mythological subjects 50 Exterior decoration 51 Ornaments 51

2.3 PAINTER OF THE DEEPDENE CUP, c. 555/50 BC (no. 86; pl. 25a-b) Introduction 51 Interior decoration 51 Exterior decoration 52

2.4. POTTER AND PAINTER OF LONDON B 425, c. 550/40 BC (nos. 87-92; figs. 31-34; pls. 25c-27) Shape and dimensions 53 Inscriptions 54 Interior decoration 54 Mythological subjects 54 Exterior decoration 55 Mythological subjects 55 Non-mythological subjects 56 Ornaments 57 Provenance and chronology 57 Concluding remarks 58

3. PHRYNOS, PHRYNOS PAINTER, TORGIANO PAINTER, c. 560/540 BC (nos. 93-105; figs. 35-39; pls. 28-31) Introduction 60 Shape and dimensions 61 Inscriptions 62 Interior decoration 63 Mythological subjects 63 Non-mythological subjects 64 Exterior decoration 64 Mythological subjects 64 Non-mythological subjects 67 Ornaments 68 Provenance and chronology 69 Concluding remarks 70

4. ARCHIKLES, ARCHIKLES PAINTER, PAINTER OF MUNICH 2243, GLAUKYTES, PAINTER OF LOUVRE F 51 (nos. 106-16; pls. 32-37) Introduction 72

4.1 ARCHIKLES, ARCHIKLES PAINTER, c. 560/50 BC (nos. 106-8; figs. 40-42; pls. 32- 33) Shape and dimensions 73 Inscriptions 73 Interior decoration 74 Exterior decoration 75 Ornaments 75 Provenance and chronology 75

4.2 ARCHIKLES AND GLAUKYTES, PAINTER OF MUNICH 2243, c. 550/45 BC (no. 109; figs. 43-44; pl. 34) Introduction 75 Shape and dimensions 75 Inscriptions 76 Exterior decoration 78 Ornaments 79 Provenance and chronology 80

4.3 GLAUKYTES, PAINTER OF LOUVRE F 51, c. 550/40 BC (nos. 110-16; figs. 45-49; pls. 35-37) Introduction 80 Shape and dimensions 81 Inscriptions 82 Interior decoration 83 Non-mythological subjects 84 Exterior decoration 85 Ornaments 87 Provenance and chronology 87 Concluding remarks 88

5. EXEKIAS, PAINTER OF LOUVRE F 54, c. 555/50 BC (nos. 117-22; figs. 50-54; pls. 38-40b) Introduction 89 Shape and dimensions 90 Inscriptions 91 Interior decoration 91 Exterior decoration 92 Ornaments 93 Provenance and chronology 94 Concluding remarks 94

6. TALEIDES,TALEIDES PAINTER, c. 550/40 BC (nos. 123-30, figs. 55-58; pls. 40c-42) Introduction 96 Shape and dimensions 97 Inscriptions 97 Interior decoration 98 Exterior decoration 99 Mythological subjects 99 Non-mythological subjects 99 Ornaments 100 Provenance and chronology 100 Concluding remarks 100

7. HERMOGENES, HERMOGENES PAINTER, TLEMPOLEMOS, SAKONIDES, GROUP OF BERLIN 1803, THRAX, HISCHYLOS, STROIBOS PAINTER (nos. 131-208; pls. 43-59)

7.1 HERMOGENES, HERMOGENES PAINTER, c. 555/35 BC (nos. 131-66; figs. 59-63, 78a; pls. 43-49b) Introduction 102 Shape and dimensions 103 Inscriptions 104 Interior decoration 105 Exterior decoration 105 Ornaments 109 Provenance and chronology 110

7.2 TLEMPOLEMOS, SAKONIDES, c. 545/30 BC (nos. 167-89; figs. 64-68, 70a-c, 78b; pls. 49c-53); KAULOS, SAKONIDES, c. 535/30 BC (no. 190; figs. 69, 70d; pl. 54a-b) Introduction 111 Shape and dimensions 113 Inscriptions 114 Interior decoration 115 Exterior decoration 115 Mythological subjects 115 Non-mythological subjects 117 Ornaments 118 Provenance and chronology 118

MANNER OF SAKONIDES, c. 540/30 BC (nos. 191-94; fig. 78c-d; pls. 54c-55d) 119

7.3 GROUP OF BERLIN 1803, c. 540/30 BC (nos. 195-96; fig. 78e; pl. 56a-b) 119

7.4 THRAX, STROIBOS PAINTER, c. 535/30 BC (no. 197; figs. 71-72; pl. 56c-d) Introduction 120 Shape and dimensions 120 Inscriptions 120 Ornaments 121 Provenance and chronology 121

7.5 HISCHYLOS, STROIBOS PAINTER, c. 535/30 BC (nos. 198-99; figs. 73-74; pl. 57) Introduction 121 Shape and dimensions 122 Inscriptions 122 Exterior decoration 122 Ornaments 123 Provenance and chronology 124

7.6 STROIBOS PAINTER, c. 535/25 BC (nos. 200-5; figs. 75-77, 78f; pls. 58-59b) Introduction 124 Shape and dimensions 124 Inscriptions 125 Exterior decoration 127 Ornaments 127 Provenance and chronology 127

POSSIBLY BY THE STROIBOS PAINTER (nos. 206-7) 127

MANNER OF STROIBOS PAINTER, c. 535/30 BC (no. 208) 127

Concluding remarks 127

8. NEANDROS, NEANDROS PAINTER, AMASIS PAINTER, OAKESHOTT PAINTER (nos. 209-34; pls. 60-66)

8.1 NEANDROS, NEANDROS PAINTER, c. 555/540, and AMASIS PAINTER, c. 550/40 BC (nos. 209-15; figs. 79-82; pls. 60-61b) Introduction 130 Shape and dimensions 130 Inscriptions 131 Interior decoration 132 Exterior decoration 132 Ornaments 134 Provenance and chronology 134

8.2 AMASIS, AMASIS PAINTER, c. 550/40 BC (nos. 216-28; figs. 83-85; pls. 61c-65b) Introduction 135 Shape and dimensions 136 Inscriptions 137 Exterior decoration 137 Ornaments 142 Provenance and chronology 142

8.3 OAKESHOTT PAINTER, c. 545/30 BC (nos. 229-34; fig. 86; pls. 65c-66e) Introduction 143 Shape and dimensions 144 Inscriptions 144 Interior decoration 144 Exterior decoration 145 Ornaments 147 Provenance and chronology 147 Concluding remarks 147

9. EPITIMOS, EPITIMOS PAINTER, LYDOS, NIKOSTHENES, BMN PAINTER, ANAKLES, ANAKLES PAINTER (nos. 235-60; pls. 67-75) Introduction 149

9.1 EPITIMOS, EPITIMOS PAINTER, c. 550/35 BC (nos. 235-41; figs. 87-93; pls. 67- 70c) Shape and dimensions 153 Inscriptions 154 Interior decoration 155 Mythological subjects 155 Non-mythological subjects 156 Exterior decoration 157 Mythological subjects 157 Non-mythological subjects 158 Ornaments 159 Epitimos Painter or Lydos 161 Provenance and chronology 161

EPITIMOS, MANNER OF EPITIMOS PAINTER, c. 540 BC (no. 242; fig. 94; pl. 70d-e) 162

9.2 LYDOS, c. 550/40 BC (no. 243; pl. 71a) 163

MANNER OF LYDOS, c. 540 BC (no. 244; pl. 71b) 164

9.3 NIKOSTHENES, LYDOS, c. 545 BC (no. 245; pl. 71c-d) 164

9.4 NIKOSTHENES, c. 545/40 BC (no. 246; pl. 72a) 165

9.5 NIKOSTHENES, BMN PAINTER, c. 545/40 BC (no. 247; fig. 95; pl. 72b-c) 165

9.6 BMN PAINTER, c. 540/30 BC (nos. 248-53; fig. 96; pls. 72d-73) Shape and dimensions 165 Inscriptions 166 Interior decoration 166 Exterior decoration 166 Mythological subjects 166 Non-mythological subjects 167 Ornaments 168 Provenance and chronology 168

MANNER OF THE BMN PAINTER (no. 254; pl. 73e) 168

9.7 NIKOSTHENES, ANAKLES PAINTER, c. 545/40 BC (no. 255; pl. 74a-b) 168 Inscriptions 169 Exterior decoration 169 Provenance and chronology 169

9.8 ANAKLES, ANAKLES PAINTER, c. 550/40 BC (nos. 256-60; figs. 97-98; pls. 74c-75) Introduction 169 Shape and dimensions 170 Inscriptions 170 Interior decoration 171 Exterior decoration 171 Mythological subjects 171 Non-mythological subjects 171 Ornaments 172 Provenance and chronology 172 Concluding remarks 172

10. NEARCHOS, TLESON, TLESON PAINTER, ERGOTELES, CENTAUR PAINTER (nos. 261-688; pls. 76-168c)

10.1 NEARCHOS, c. 555/50 BC (nos. 261-64; figs. 99-101; pl.76) Introduction 173 Shape and dimensions 175 Inscriptions 176 Interior decoration 176 Ornaments 177 Provenance and chronology 177

MANNER OF NEARCHOS (no. 265; pl. 77a-b) 177

10.2 TLESON, TLESON PAINTER, c. 555-late 530s (nos. 266-492; figs. 102-16; pls.77b- 122) Introduction 178

EARLIEST PERIOD, c. 555/50 BC (nos. 266-72; figs. 102-4; pls. 77c-78f) Introduction 182 Shape and dimensions 182 Inscriptions 183 Interior decoration 183 Exterior decoration 184 Ornaments 185 Provenance and chronology 185 EARLY PERIOD, c. 550/45 BC (nos. 273-322; figs. 105-107; pls.79-92) Introduction 185 Shape and dimensions 186 Inscriptions 186 Interior decoration 187 Mythological subjects 187 Non-mythological subjects 188 Exterior decoration 189 Mythological subjects 189 Non-mythological subjects 190 Ornaments 192 Provenance and chronology 193 MIDDLE PERIOD, c. 545/35 BC (nos. 323-427; pls.93-117a) Introduction 194 The medium to large cups (nos. 323-83; figs. 108-112; pls. 93-106b) Introduction 194 Shape and dimensions 194 Inscriptions 195 Interior decoration 196 Mythological subjects 196 Non-mythological subjects 197 Exterior decoration 198 Mythological subjects 198 Non-mythological subjects 199 Lip-cup without figures; special decorative scheme 199 Ornaments 200 Provenance and chronology 200 The small cups (nos. 384-427; figs. 113- 114; pls. 106c-117a) Introduction 201 Shape and dimensions 201 Inscriptions 202 Interior decoration 202 Mythological subjects 202 Non-mythological subjects 203 Exterior decoration 203 Mythological subjects 203 Non-mythological subjects 204 Lip-cup without figures; special decorative scheme 204 Ornaments 204 Provenance and chronology 205 Fragments with inscription only, early or middle periods, c. 550/35 BC (nos. 428-53; pls. 117b-120b) 205

LATE PERIOD, c. 535/30 BC (454-67; figs. 115-116; pls. 120c-122d) Introduction 206 Shape and dimensions 206 Inscriptions 206 Exterior decoration 206 Ornaments 206 Provenance and chronology 207

PROBABLY BY THE TLESON PAINTER (nos. 468-75; pl. 122e-f) AND ATTRIBUTIONS WHICH CAN NOT BE CHECKED (nos. 476-91) 207

CUP WITH TLESON’S EPOIESEN-SIGNATURE, BUT POSSIBLY NOT DECORATED BY THE TLESON PAINTER (no. 492) 207

CUPS WITH TLESON’S EPOIESEN-SIGNATURE, BUT NEITHER POTTED BY TLESON, NOR DECORATED BY THE TLESON PAINTER (nos. 493-95; pl. 123) 207

MANNER OF THE TLESON PAINTER (nos. 496-501; pls. 124-25) 209 10.3 ERGOTELES, TLESON PAINTER, c. 545/40 BC (nos. 502-4; figs. 117-18; pl. 126a- d) 210

10.4 CENTAUR PAINTER, c. 545- late 520s BC (nos. 505-666; pls. 126e-168c) Introduction 211

EARLY PERIOD, c. 545/40 BC (nos. 505-13; figs. 119-120; pls. 126e-130b) Shape and dimensions 214 Inscriptions 215 Interior decoration 215 Exterior decoration 215 Mythological subjects 215 Non-mythological subjects 216 Ornaments 216 Provenance and chronology 216 MIDDLE PERIOD, c. 540/30 BC (nos. 514-643; figs. 121-23; pls. 130c-163b) Shape and dimensions 217 Exterior decoration 218 Mythological subjects 218 Non-mythological subjects 220 Provenance and chronology 223 LATE PERIOD, 520s BC (nos. 644-66; fig. 124; pls. 163c-168c) Shape and dimensions 225 Exterior decoration 225 Provenance and chronology 227

MANNER OF THE CENTAUR PAINTER (nos. 667-88; pls. 168d-171b) 227

Concluding remarks 227

11. FINAL OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS Shape and dimensions 228 Inscriptions 232 Decoration 240 Interior decoration 242 Exterior decoration 243 Ornaments 245 Provenance and chronology 247

CATALOGUE 258

ENGLISH SUMMARY 328

NEDERLANDSE SAMENVATTING 333

CONCORDANCE WITH BEAZLEY 338

INDEX I: PROVENANCES 341

INDEX II: MUSEUMS, COLLECTIONS AND MARKET 342

INDEX III: POTTERS AND PAINTERS 373 INDEX IV: GENERAL 374

BIBLIOGRAPHY 378

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