https://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/files/original/c96bcf1c4a5f1d52829eda91f2cd1c85.JPG 30ef6448301dc0d05cabd66133685fd1 https://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/files/original/27105758af5becae919d5d1d3e5e3226.JPG 3d8f55cecec6397a11450f83d571038c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Greek in the Wild: Inscriptions Explained Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Images provided for non-commercial research and reference use only. No permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Should you have use questions or any legal concerns about this image or collection, please contact the library. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ancient Greece Description An account of the resource The Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic works of art in this collection were all displayed with an accompanying inscription in ancient Greek. The interaction between the visual image and inscribed text can illuminate the function, meaning, and impact of the artistic object. The inscriptions are epitaphs, dedications, signatures, historical records, and literary records that contextualize the artistic production of ancient Greece in a variety of ways. <a href="http://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/exhibits/show/greekinthewild/introduction">View the interactive exhibit</a>. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pria Jackson, Amanda McVey, Amelia Verkerk, Tina Salowey Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sophilos Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece Subject The topic of the resource Greece, Ancient black-figure (pottery) Attic (culture) Language A language of the resource Ancient Greek Type The nature or genre of the resource fragments; dinos Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DinosBF_Fragment_01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 580-570 BCE Title A name given to the resource Black Figure Dinos Fragment Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pria Jackson, Tina Salowey (photo) Description An account of the resource This fragment of Attic pottery dates back to the 6th-century workshop of Sophilos, who is one of the oldest Attic potters we can still call by name thanks to the artist signatures he wrote on his works. This reconstructed rim depicts a scene from the ending books of The Iliad. According to myth, Achilles has, at this point, killed Hector and dragged his corpse around the city of Troy three times in vengeful retribution of the death of Patroklus, Achilles' beloved. Achilles has allowed neither Hector's nor Patroklus' body to go through proper funeral rites, wallowing in his ungodly rage and grief. Finally, Achilles is convinced to bury the body of Patroklus. After the burial, Achilles sets about hosting a spectacular set of funeral games in honor of his beloved Patroklus. Shortly afterward, Achilles also releases the body of Hektor back to Troy. The burying of the body of Patroklus, the funeral games, and the release of Hektor mark an end to Achilles mighty rage as well as an end to The Iliad. This fragment of an ancient dinos (a mixing bowl for wine) depicts these very same funeral games to Patroklus. Along the upper rim a black figure rooster, lion, goat, and two other partial animals walk in either direction. Directly below this, a looping collar has been designed that alternates between red and black. The main scene shows a four-horse chariot racing across towards a seated crowd of spectators. Behind the heads of the horses, we can still see an "ΟΣ" written. This was once the masculine singular nominative noun ending of the name of the racing chariot's driver. The audience, done in the black figure and painted with red detail, sit on bleachers watching the horses. In the airspace before the audience, two lines are written almost as if to imply that the words were hanging in the air from their last cheer. "ΣΟΦ[Ι]ΛΟΣ:ΜΕΓΡΑ[ΠΣ]ΕΝ // ΠΑΤΡΟϘΛΥΣ:ΑΤΛΑ" slopes downwards across the bowl, written in a rather sloppy script. Some letters have been lost in the fragmentation of the bowl. Both lines are written in retrograde. We can see the beginning of another crowd sitting on the backside of the bleachers facing the other direction. While we no longer have the part of the bowl showing what they were watching, we know it must've been something featuring Achilles because the name, "ΑΧΙΛΕΣ" also rises from the crowd. Below all of these events, we can see the floor of the Earth held up on the decorative heads and tails of lions. On fragment: (left to right) ΟΣ // ΣΟΦ[Ι]ΛΟΣ: ΜΕΓΡΑ[ΠΣ]ΕΝ // ΠΑΤΡΟϘΛΥΣ: ΑΤΛΑ // ΑΧΙΛΕΣ Transcription: ...ος. Σόφ[ι]λος μ' ἔγρα<ψ>εν. Πατρόϙλυς: αθλά. Αχίλες Translation: "Sophilos painted me. The funeral games of Patrokles. Achilles." Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource clay Attic (Mainland Greek pottery styles); Black-figure Relation A related resource Part of <a href="http://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/exhibits/show/greekinthewild/introduction">Greek in the Wild: Inscriptions Explained</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Images provided for non-commercial research and reference use only. No permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Should you have use questions or any legal concerns about this image or collection, please contact the <a href="http://presslib.hollins.edu/">Wyndham Robertson Library</a>. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "15499" National Archaeological Museum, Athens http://www.namuseum.gr/collections/vases/archaic/archaic12-en.html dinos greek in the wild Iliad inscription