Aristonothos


On the left the Aristonothos crater from Caere, which depicts the blinding of Polyphemus; on the right the scene showing the sea battle between a warship and a merchant ship

Aristonothos was a Greek potter in the 7th century BC. BC, it is often assumed from Euboia . He is the earliest potter known by name today. His signature has been preserved on a crater from Caere (now in Rome, Museo Capitolini, Castellani Collection 172), on which the blinding of Polyphemus and a naval battle are depicted. Because of the location of the crater it was previously assumed that he worked in Italy, but the shape and appearance of the signature speak against it, the font used is Ionic.

literature

Andreas Rumpf : Aristonothos . In: Der kleine Pauly , Vol. 1 (1964), Col. 574.
Werner Müller: Aristonothos . In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 1: A-K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2001, ISBN 3-598-11413-3 , p. 91.
Rudolf Wachter: Non-attic Greek vase inscriptions . Oxford 2001, pp. 29-30 No. INC 1.

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Works of art by Aristonothos
Image of the Aristonothos crater

personal data
SURNAME	Aristonothos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greek potter
DATE OF BIRTH	7th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	7th century BC Chr.