Teisias (Boeotian potter)
Teisias was a Greek potter who worked in Boeotia in the late 6th century BC. Chr.
So far, 15 signed vessels are known from him. He was from Athens , as he proudly added to his name in some of his signatures. He produced vessels with black varnish. The location of 13 of his vessels is known, they all come from the area of Tanagra, where his workshop was probably also located.
literature
- Antony E. Raubitschek , Isabelle Raubitschek : Early Boeotian Potters. In: Hesperia 35, 1966, p. 160.
- John Boardman : Black-Figure Vases from Athens. A handbook (= cultural history of the ancient world . Vol. 1). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1977, ISBN 3-8053-0233-9 , p. 197.
- Karl Kilinski II: Teisias and Theodoros: East Boiotian Potters. In: Hesperia 61, 1992, pp. 253-263.
- Karl Kilinski II: Teisias. In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 2: L-Z. Addendum A – K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2004, ISBN 3-598-11414-1 , pp. 436–437.
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| SURNAME | Teisias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Boeotian potter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century BC BC or 6th century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr. |