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Lip Cup
Lip cups are a type of ancient Greek Attic Little-master cups. Lip cups were produced from the middle of the sixth century BC in Athens. They resemble Gordion cups, but their lips or rims were more clearly distinguished from the rest of the body. They had high feet on broad bases. Early specimens in particular feature hollow conical feet with walls of even thickness. This cup type was painted on the lip/rim. Usually, one to three figures are placed at the centre of the front and back, painted directly onto the base clay. Complete mythical scenes were rare. Often, the lip remained completely undecorated. Further decorations were painted in the handle zone. They nearly always included inscriptions between the handle palmettes, as well as a painted strip near the upper edge. Rarely, the palmettes are replaced with animal or human figures. The inscriptions can be of mottos or toasts, or simply be meaningless arrays of letters, suggesting a mostly ornamental function. The cup interior fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attica
Attica ( el, Αττική, Ancient Greek ''Attikḗ'' or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and its countryside. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Sea, bordering on Boeotia to the north and Megaris to the west. The southern tip of the peninsula, known as Laurion, was an important mining region. The history of Attica is tightly linked with that of Athens, and specifically the Golden Age of Athens during the classical period. Ancient Attica ( Athens city-state) was divided into demoi or municipalities from the reform of Cleisthenes in 508/7 BC, grouped into three zones: urban (''astu'') in the region of Athens main city and Piraeus (port of Athens), coastal (''paralia'') along the coastline and inland (''mesogeia'') in the interior. The modern administrative region of Attica is more extensive than the historical region and includes Megaris as part of the regional unit West Attica, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermogenes (potter)
Hermogenes was an Attic potter. He was active in Athens in the mid-6th century BC and belongs to the group known as the Little masters. Hermogenes mainly produced cups ('' kylikes''). Well-known are his band cups with depictions of women's heads on the band. The band skyphos, a specific type of ''skyphos'' with decoration resembling that of band cups is named after him. Hermogenes was an innovative potter. For example, similar to the potter Amasis, he made lip cups with feet derived from those of Siana cups. Bibliography * John Beazley Sir John Davidson Beazley, (; 13 September 1885 – 6 May 1970) was a British classical archaeologist and art historian, known for his classification of Attic vases by artistic style. He was Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the U ...: ''Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters'', Oxford 1956, p. * John Boardman: ''Schwarzfigurige Vasen aus Athen. Ein Handbuch'', Mainz 1977, , p. 66-70 Ancient Greek vase painters Ancient Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phrynos (potter)
Phrynos was a Greek potter, active in Athens, ''circa'' 560–545 BC. He is one of the Little masters. Three signed lip cups by him are known: *Boston, Museum of Fine Arts Inv. 03.855 *London, British Museum Inv. 1867.5-8.962 (B 424) *Torgiano, Wine Museum Inv. A 15 The three cups appear to have been painted by the same painter, the Phrynos Painter, to whom some further pieces can be ascribed. The potter Phrynos probably worked together with the potters Archikles and Glaukytes, as some of their vases bear close similarities. See also * Little-Master cup Bibliography *Oliver S. Tonks: ''A New Kalos-Artist: Phrynos '', in: American Journal of Archaeology 9, 1905, p. 288-293. *John Beazley Sir John Davidson Beazley, (; 13 September 1885 – 6 May 1970) was a British classical archaeologist and art historian, known for his classification of Attic vases by artistic style. He was Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the U ...: ''Attic Black-figure Vase-paint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phrynos Painter
The Phrynos Painter was an Attic black-figure vase painter, active in Athens between c. 560 and 545 BC. He was allocated the conventional name "Phrynos Painter" after the potter Phrynos, as he had painted three cups signed by the latter: *Boston, Museum of Fine Arts 03.855 *London, British Museum 1867.5-8.962 (B 424) *Torgiano, Wine Museum A 15 The London cup is considered a masterpiece of the black-figure style. The Phrynos Painter belongs to the so-called Little masters; his paintings are very fine in detail and lively in style. Although a number of vases can be ascribed to him, his style is not yet fully understood. Further works (some disputed) *Amsterdam, Allard Pierson Museum 8192: Band cup *London, British Museum 1909.2-16.2: Fragment of a Little-master cup *London, British Museum 1948.8-15.13: Fragment of a Little-master cup *Los Angeles, Oldknow collection: Lip cup *Rome, Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia 50586: Merrythought cup *Vatican, Museo Gregoriano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taleides Painter
The Taleides Painter was an Attic vase painter of the black-figure style, active in the second half of the 6th century BC. His conventional name is derived from his close cooperation with the potter Taleides, many of whose vases he painted. He also worked for the potter Timagoras. Works (selection) *Athens, Akropolis Museum :fragment of a ''loutrophoros'' *Athens, National Museum :''lekythos'' 414 *Berlin, Antikensammlung :Little-master cup F 1721 • ''psykter''-''oinochoe'' 31131 *Borden Wood, Collection Mrs. Winifred Lamb :''lekythos'' *Boston, Museum of Fine Arts :''oinochoe'' 10.210 • amphora 63.952 • ''hydria'' 68.105 • ''hydria'' 99.522 *Brunswick, Bowdoin College :fragment 2 *Eleusis, Archaeological Museum :''lekythos'' 961 *Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe :amphora 1917.474 *Limenas, Museum :cup fragment *Madrid, Museo Arqueológico Nacional :''oinochoe'' 10932 (L 55) *Malibu, The J. Paul Getty Museum :''lekythos'' 76.AE.48 *Munich, Antikensammlung :''lekyt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenokles Painter
The Xenokles Painter was an Attic vase painter in the black-figure style, active around the middle of the 6th century BC. His real name is unknown. His conventional name is based on the fact that he often painted vases made by the potter Xenokles, with whom he may be identical. In artistic terms, he did not reach the talent of comparable painters, such as the Tleson Painter. Characteristic of his work is his habit of cramming lip cups with figures, comparable to the normal decoration of Siana cups. Bibliography * John Beazley Sir John Davidson Beazley, (; 13 September 1885 – 6 May 1970) was a British classical archaeologist and art historian, known for his classification of Attic vases by artistic style. He was Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the U ...: ''Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters'', Oxford 1956, p. 184-186. * John Boardman: ''Schwarzfigurige Vasen aus Athen. Ein Handbuch'', Mainz 1977, , p. 67 * Rolf Blatter: ''Xenokles (I)'', in: Künst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little-Master Cups
Little-master cups are a type of Attic black-figure cups, produced around the middle and third quarter of the sixth century BC. Their name is based on their fine small-format decoration. Little-master cups are later in origin than Siana cups, but both types were produced over a considerable period of time. The Little masters painted only the small upper frieze above the carination of the cup, at times also the lip or handle areas. It is probably that only few of the painters of Siana cups also painted Little-master cups. One of the first artists to introduce the Little-master cup in Athens was Kleitias. The change in decoration went along with a lengthening of the cup foot. The dedicated painters of Little-master cups rarely painted larger formas, whereas painters primarily specialised in large vases are known to also have painted Little-master cups. Stylistic comparison between larger and smaller formats of the period remains difficult. Many Little-master cups are signed (especi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tleson
Tleson (active around 555-535 BC) was an Attic potter and perhaps also a vase painter in the black-figure style. He was the son of the famous potter Nearchos and brother of Ergoteles. His workshop apparently produced mostly Little-master cups. Most of his vases were painted by the Tleson Painter, whose real name is unknown, and whose conventional name is derived from Tleson. Based on the fact that vases known by that hand so far are only ever signed by Tleson, John Beazley suggested that Tleson and the Tleson painter may be identical. There is no proof for this hypothesis. Some of Tleson's pots were painted by other artists, such as Oltos and the Centaur Painter. Selected works Where no painter is named, the vases were painted by the Tleson painter *Athens, Agora Museum :Fragment of a Little-master cup P 13349 *Athens, National Museum :''Pyxis'' 502 • Fragment of a Little-master cup Acr. 613 • Fragment of a Little-master cup Acr. 1567 • Fragment of a Little-master cup Acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Band Cup
Band cups are a form of ancient Greek Attic Little-master cups. The lip of a band cup is black and slightly concave. At the joint between vase body and foot, there is often a red ring. The external figural decoration is in the area of the handles, often framed by palmettes. Internal images and inscriptions are quite rare. Some specimens are completely black with the exception of some figures near the handles. Another very rare group of specimens, attributed to the potter Andokides and his workshop, have figural decoration on the flat base of the foot. It remains unknown why band cups and Lip cups existed side by side for a considerable period. Perhaps, each variant had its own distinctive advantages. For example, it may have been more pleasant to drink from the undecorated black-slipped lip of a band cup, while the strong ridge underneath the rim of lip cups would have prevented spilling more effectively. Lip cups were somewhat more difficult to produce. Well-known artists of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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