Kabiren group
As Kabirengruppe (also Cabeiri vases ) refers to a genus Boeotian vases in black-figure style were decorated. In addition to the style, the artists of the Kabiren vases Kabiren group are also mentioned.
The Kabiren vases are the main type of black-figure vases from Boeotia. They got their name after the Kabiren shrine near Thebes , where most of the vases were found. In addition, vases were also found in the graves of 338 BC. Found Thebans who had died near Cheironea . Above all, skyphoi , as well as deep, spherical kantharoi with vertical ring handles, were used as image carriers . Other forms such as lebes , shells, and pyxides are rare. The vases were made around the time between 425/420 and 350 BC. Produced, maybe a little bit beyond that. Cult scenes are shown that mostly caricature mythological themes. There are also scenes from symposia that took place in the sanctuary. Characteristic for the genre are the humorous, exaggerated depictions, which, however, only appear on some of the image carriers. In addition to the humorous scenes, there are also serious depictions from cultic life. The greater part of the vases is only decorated with plant patterns. Many of the vessels were only painted on the front. Several painters' hands were divorced in the research, including the Mystai painter .
literature
- Ursula Heimberg : The pottery of the Kabirion (= The Kabiren shrine at Thebes. Vol. 3). de Gruyter, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-11-005755-7 .
- John Boardman : Early Greek Vase Painting. 11th - 6th Century BC. A handbook. Thames and Hudson, London 1998, ISBN 0-500-20309-1 , p. 258.
- Matthias Steinhart : Black-figure vase painting. II. Outside table. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 11, Metzler, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-476-01481-9 , Sp. 277.
- Thomas Mannack : Greek vase painting. An introduction. Theiss, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8062-1743-2 , p. 129.
