Kalikleas

Kalikleas (Καλικλέας; Καλλικλέας) was an ancient Greek potter who lived in the middle of the 7th century BC. Was active on Ithaca .

Kalikleas is known by a signature (Καλικλέας ποἰασε, Kalikleas made ) on the neck of a torch stand made of clay. The inscription in the local dialect and alphabet is one of the oldest Greek pottery inscriptions. The torch stand is reminiscent of the prothocorinthian vase type of the splash pot . The stand was found in 1932. Further pottery works are assigned to Kalikleas due to stylistic and technical similarities. The products are made between 675 and 650 BC. Dated.

literature

Christoph Müller: Kalikleas. In: Rainer Vollkommer (editor): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Over 3800 artists from three millennia. Nikol, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-937872-53-7 , p. 385.

personal data
SURNAME	Kalikleas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Καλικλέας; Καλλικλέας
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient greek potter
DATE OF BIRTH	7th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	7th century BC BC or 6th century BC Chr.