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ID: 500115427
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Record Type: Person |
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Nikosthenes (Attic potter and workshop owner, active ca. 550-ca. 505 BCE)
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Note: Nikosthenes was the operator of one of the largest potteries of 6th century BCE Athens. Over 150 vases have been discovered with his signature (Nikosthenes Epoiesen- "Nikosthenes made it") as the potter or the manufacturer. He signed vases that clearly were made by different artists, indicating that he was probably the owner of the workshop; his signature thus served as a kind of brand name or trademark for the shop. Nikosthenes employed painters of varying abilities, including Oltos, Lydos, and the Nikosthenes Painter. Proficient in both black-figure and red-figure techniques, his workshop bridged the transition between the two styles in Athens. Nikosthenes was a clever businessman and an inventive potter. His workshop was one of the first to use the red-figure technique, and he developed other variant styles, such as black-figure on white-ground and Six's technique, designed to compete with this new red-figure. He produced a wide range of vessels, but his shop is most famous for vases such as kyathoi and Nikosthenic amphorai, designed specifically for export to Etruria. Pamphaios eventually took over Nikosthenes' workshop. |
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Greek (preferred) |
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Ancient Greek |
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Attic |
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Athenian |
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| predecessor of .... |
Pamphaios |
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(Greek potter, active 510-480 BCE) [500055337] |
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Bellerophon Class |
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(Attic vase painters, active ca. 540-530 BCE) [500057945] |
| worked with .... |
Epiktetos |
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(Greek vase painter, active ca. 520-490 BCE) [500118919] |
| worked with .... |
Lydos |
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(Greek vase painter, active 565 -535 BCE) [500004732] |
| worked with .... |
Nikosthenes Painter |
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(Attic vase painter, active 510-ca. 500 BCE) [500116381] |
| worked with .... |
Oltos |
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(Attic vase painter, active ca. 525-500 BCE) [500011211] |
| worked with .... |
Painter N |
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(Attic vase painter, active ca. 539-520 BCE) [500116410] |
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(Attic potter and workshop owner, active ca. 550-ca. 505 BCE) ..... [VP Preferred]
(potter, ca.550-510 BC) ..... [GRLPSC]
(Greek undetermined) ..... [Grove Art]
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