COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1971.46
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Antimenes Painter
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Role:
artist
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Antimenes Painter
Title:
Dinos
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 520-515 BC
Creation Start Date:
-520
Creation End Date:
-515
Materials and Techniques:
black-figure terracotta
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Diameter: 50.8cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1971.46
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
Context:
A wealthy, educated man would have served wine from such a vessel at an all-male party (symposium) in his home. In addition to drinking, the men would recite poetry and argue politics or philosophy. A favorite poet was Homer, who lived about 850 BC, and is credited with having written the Iliad, the epic poem of the Trojan War, and the Odyssey, the book of Ulysses (Odysseus in Greek) travels after the war. When the dinos was filled to the rim, the ships painted on the inside appeared to float on the 'wine-dark sea', one of Homer's most famous poetic descriptions.The decorations on the rim of this vessel include battle scenes, perhaps from the Trojan War, and scenes from mythology. Look at the rim as if it were a clock's face. In addition to the ninescenes of warrior combat, at 4:00 there is a scene of Herakles Fighting a Centaur; at 6:00, Theseus Slaying the Cretan Minotaur; and at 10:00, Herakles Wrestling the Nemean Lion.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1971.46.tif
