Nicomachus (Koroplast)
Nicomachus ( ancient Greek Νικόμαχος ) was a Greek Koroplast who lived at the end of the 6th century BC. Was active in the Italian city of Aecae .
His name is recorded on a dedicatory inscription on a clay obelisk , which was dedicated to the hero Herakles . He describes himself as a potter and asks Heracles to make his name known to the people.
literature
- Renato Arena: Iscrizioni delle colonie achee (= Iscrizioni greche arcaiche di Sicilia e Magna Grecia , Volume 4). Cisalpino-Goliardica, Milan 1996. No. 79.
- Rainer Vollkommer : Nicomachus (2). In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Over 3800 artists from three millennia. Nikol, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-937872-53-7 , p. 576.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nicomachus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Νικόμαχος (ancient Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek Koroplast |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr. |