Polon
Polon was a Boeotian potter , active in the 1st half of the 6th century BC. Chr.
He is known for his signature on five vessels:
- Fragment of an aryballos Paris, Louvre L 4 (CA 70)
- Plastic vase in the shape of a bull's head Paris, Louvre CA 938 [1]
- Plastic vase in the shape of a coiling snake Paris, Louvre CA 638
- Plastic vase in the shape of a fantasy animal head Paris, Louvre CA 1634 [2]
- Plastic vase in the shape of a seated monkey Boston, Museum of Fine Arts 13,115 [3]
literature
- Antony E. Raubitschek , Isabelle Raubitschek : Early Boeotian Potters. In: Hesperia. Volume 35, 1966, pp. 154-165.
- Rudolf Wachter : Non-attic Greek vase inscriptions. Oxford 2001, pp. 15-16.
- Rainer Vollkommer : Polon. In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 2: L-Z. Addendum A – K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2004, ISBN 3-598-11414-1 , pp. 269-270.
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| SURNAME | Polon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Boeotian potter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century BC BC or 6th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr. |