Σκ(ί)ρτος : παρατηρήσεις στην εικονογράφηση του Σικελικού κρατήρα 9341
Part of : Αρχαιολογικά ανάλεκτα εξ Αθηνών ; Vol.XV, No.1, 1982, pages 143-151
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Some observations on the Sicilian crater 9341
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Σύμμεικτα
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A. D. Trendall has identified the painter of the Sicilian crater 9341, from Li- pari, as the Adrastus painter, and has accordingly dated this vase to 350 - 340B. C. He has also rightly interpreted the picture on side A as a scene from Sophocles Trachiniae. On side B, Trendall sees in the female figure playing the flute the Muse of Comedy ( Thalia ) ; he further identifies the dancing, male figure ( SIMOS ) as a Paposilen, and the standing, naked figure holding a thyrsus ( SKRGOS ), as a satyr.A more careful examination of the figures on side B, as compared with other figures executed by the same painter, leads us to the following, differing conclusions:(1) instead of the Muse of Comedy, we should rather see in the female figure a maenad.(2) The name of the naked, beardedsilen should be restored as SKIRTOS (the Jumper). However this name feets to a dancing figure than to a standing one. ( In this case the names of the two male figures should be changed, taken as a mistake of the painter ).Given that white shoes ( λευκές κρηπίδες ) and a shaggy chiton ( μαλλωτός χιτών ) with himation are known to have been an invention of Sophocles, the white shoes and the shaggy chiton of the Paposilen on side B may point to a scene influenced by some satyr play of Sophocles. This conclusion is reinforced by the picture on side A — which also illustrates a Sophoclean play —, as well as by two epigramms of Dioskou- rides where the Satyrs on Sophocles’ and Sositheos’ tombs can be very well connected with the Satyrs on side B of the crater 9341.
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