Ergoteles (potter)
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Ergoteles was a Greek potter, active in Athens
around the middle of the 6th century BC. He was the son of the famous potter Nearchos
and the brother of Tleson
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Three signed Little-master cups by him are known:
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
around the middle of the 6th century BC. He was the son of the famous potter Nearchos
Nearchos (painter)
Nearchos was an Attic potter and vase painter of the black figure style, active in Athens circa 570 to 555 BC.In some stylistic terms, especially his fine drawings, Nearchos seems closely connected to the Painter of Acropolis 606. Unlike his comteporaries, he achieved figures with a striking sense...
and the brother of Tleson
Tleson
Vase painters etcTleson was an Attic potter and perhaps also a vase painter in the black-figure style.He was the son of the famous potter Nearchos and brother of Ergoteles.His workshop apparently produced mostly Little-master cups...
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Three signed Little-master cups by him are known:
- Berlin, AntikensammlungAntikensammlung BerlinThe Antikensammlung Berlin is one of the most important collections of classical art in the world, now held in the Altes Museum and Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany. It contains thousands of ancient archaeological artefacts from the ancient Greek, Roman, Etruscan and Cypriot civilizations...
F 1758 - Florence, arts trade
- Oxford, Ashmolean MuseumAshmolean MuseumThe Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is the world's first university museum...
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