Nikostratos (Koroplast)

The nymph grotto in the Louvre in Paris

Nikostratos ( Greek Νικόστρατος ) was a Greek Koroplast who lived in the first half of the 2nd and the beginning of the 1st century BC. Was active in Myrina in Asia Minor.

In contrast to most of the coroplastics found in Myrina, the works of Nikostratos are characterized by the fact that they are finely crafted and depict moving figures that are often shown in a group. His signature can be found on five different types of statuettes: girl with mother, dancer, nymph grotto, girl with educator and actor.

literature

Dominique Kassab : Statuettes en terre cuite de Myrina. Corpus des signatures, monogrammes, lettres et signes (= Bibliothèque de l'Institut français d'études anatoliennes d'Istanbul. Volume 29). Librairie d'Amerique et d'Orient Adrien Maisonneuve, Paris 1988, ISBN 2-906-05307-4 .
Rainer Vollkommer : Nikostratos (II) . In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Over 3800 artists from three millennia. Nikol, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-937872-53-7 , p. 579.

Remarks

^ National Archaeological Museum , Athens, inventory number 4987.
^ Sculpture collection , Dresden, inventory number ZV 742.
^ Louvre , Paris, inventory number Myr 206.
^ Cabinet des Médailles , Paris.
↑ Berlin Collection of Antiquities , inventory number TC 7820.

personal data
SURNAME	Nikostratos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Νικόστρατος
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greek Koroplast
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	1st century BC Chr.

[1] National Archaeological Museum , Athens, inventory number 4987.

[2] Sculpture collection , Dresden, inventory number ZV 742.

[3] Louvre , Paris, inventory number Myr 206.

[4] Cabinet des Médailles , Paris.

[5] Berlin Collection of Antiquities , inventory number TC 7820.