Group of Rhodes 12264
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The Group of Rhodes 12264 is a Group of Attic
black-figure vase painters, active in Athens
around the middle of the 6th century BC. They belong to the so called Little masters
. The Group is named after the Droop cup
inv. 12264 in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
. They painted exclusively cups, mostly Droop cups with friezes in the handle zone.
Attica
Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...
black-figure vase painters, active in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
around the middle of the 6th century BC. They belong to the so called Little masters
Little Masters (Greek vase painting)
The Little masters were a group of potters and vase painters in the Attic black-figure style of the sixth century BC, active in Athens.They mainly produced Little-master cups, but were not entirely limited to such shapes.The group...
. The Group is named after the Droop cup
Droop Cup
Droop cups are a type of Little-master cup, produced about 550 to 510 BC. A few examples date to the fifth century BC. They are named after John Percival Droop, an English archaeologist, who first recognised the type....
inv. 12264 in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
. They painted exclusively cups, mostly Droop cups with friezes in the handle zone.