![]() Traditionally the narrative is interpreted as that of the early Greek colonist, who must deal both with dangerous natives and with battle at sea. The first part of the narrative is land-based the second part is sea-based. The back side displays a sea raid, in which a threatening hull prepares for the attack on a merchant ship.īoth the images are part of one and the same narrative. The front side of the vase depicts the story of the blinding of Cyclops Polyphemus by Odysseus and his four companions. Our vase is a reproduction of the Aristonothos kratēr from Caere (7th century BC), which is exhibited in the - Musei Capitoline - Rome, Italy. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.* MADE IN GREECE - HANDMADE - HAND PAINTED * If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. ![]() This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. ![]() If you intend to use the photo for commercial aims, I would recommend you to contact the museum. Please note: Some museums permit photography of their exhibits for private, educational, scientific, non-commercial purposes only. bibliography: CVA Roma Musei Capitolini II, plates 4-9 museum / inventory number: Roma, Musei Capitolini, Palazzo dei Conservatori e Palazzo Nuovo 172 findspot: Caere (Cerveteri) (Castellani collection 172) potter (and painter): Aristonothos, signed on A: ΑΡΙΣΤΟΝΟΘΟΣ ΕΠΟΙ(Ε)ΣΕΝ (one of the earliest signatures) Aristonothos was a Greek immigrant working in the Etruscan pottery workshop of Caere the letters mostly follow the alphabet of Chalkis on Euboia, the style reminds of protoattic vases ![]() description A: Odysseus at the left end of the cave, 4 of his comrades blinding Polyphemos English: object type / vase shape: footed krater, painted in silhouette technique ![]()
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