The Niobid Painter
The Niobid Painter
- The Niobid Painter is named after the scene on Side B of this vase; the killing of the Niobids (the children of Queen Niobe).
- He was influenced by the wall painter Polygnotos, though he would have been familiar with other painters, like Mikon in Athens
- Shape: Calyx krater
- Function: mixing bowl for wine and water.
- Painter: Niobid Painter
- Potter: unknown
- Technique: red figure
- Date: c.470-450 B.C
- Dimensions Height: 55cm
- Inscriptions
There are no inscriptions on this vase.
Neither the potter or the painter signed the vase, and none of the figures are named.
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