Chalkidian pottery

The Chalcidic vase painting is an important genus of black-figure Greek vase painting.

The Chalcidic vase painting was named after the mythological inscriptions which were sometimes applied in Chalcidian font. Andreas hull and Adolf Kirchhoff, who coined the term, and other archaeologists suspected the origin of the ceramics on Euboea. Meanwhile, it is assumed that the pottery was produced in Rhegium, perhaps also in Caere. Finally the question is still not fully understood. Against the localization to southern Italy is the fact that on some vases were trademarks that were not otherwise used in this region of Greater Greece. The Chalcidic alphabet was used in addition to Chalcis in Euboea and other places in Etruria. For a production in Etruria is the fact that Etruscan pottery was not generally exported to southern Italy. The style of painting shows no Euboea trains can therefore probably not coming from there. Was influenced Chalcidic the vase painting of the Attic, Corinthian and especially Ionian vase painting. Found the vases mainly in Italian places like Caere, Vulci and Rhegium, but also in Empúries, İzmir, Marseille and Skyros. East of the Adriatic Sea, just a fragment in Smyrna has been found so far. On the Chalcidic vase painting follows the pseudo - Chalcidic vase painting.

Production of Chalkidian vases is suddenly a 560 BC. Precursor could not yet be identified. Even after 50 years, from 510 BC, the production has ended again. There are today about 600 preserved vases, 15 painters or painter groups have been identified so far. Characteristic of the vases is the pottery of excellent quality. The glossy slip, with which they were covered, is deep black in general after the fire. The clay has an orange hue. When painting red and white body colors are used generously, as well scorings for single drawing. Index form is the neck amphora, which accounts for a quarter of all known vases, added eye cups, oinochoai and hydriai are rarer craters, skyphoi and pyxides. Lekaniden and mugs by Etruscan model are exceptions. In the construction of the vases seem tight and strict. It is characterized by the so-called " Chalcidic Schalenfuß ". It is sometimes in black-figure vases in Attica, less common in red-figure vases imitated ( Chalkidisierende shell ).

The most important representatives among the recognized artists in the older generation of inscriptions Painter, among the younger representatives of the Phineus Painter. The first is believed to be the inventor of the style, the very productive workshop of the latter about 170 of the known vases are attributed solely. He is probably also the last representative of the style. The images are usually more decorative, since narrative. Shown rider, animal friezes, heraldic pictures or groups of people. Often, a large lotus - palmette cross is part of the picture. Only rarely Myths images are shown, but are then generally of particularly outstanding quality. 30 are known mythological subjects. Here half are assigned to the inscriptions painter alone. Shown are the legends of Heracles, images from the Trojan War or the Argonauts. Pictures with stories of Gods are rare, known only two-time representation of the return of Hephaestus to Olympus. Frequent nymphs, Selene or the rennende Gorgo be shown. The figures look very springy and lively. Buds chains and rosettes are the most common ornaments.