findspot: Caere (Cerveteri) (Castellani collection 172) potter (and painter): Aristonothos, signed on A: ΑΡΙΣΤΟΝΟΘΟΣ ΕΠΟΙ(Ε)ΣΕΝ (one of the earliest signatures) Aristonothos was a Greek immigrant working in the Etruscan pottery workshop of Caere the letters mostly follow the alphabet of Chalkis on Euboia, the style reminds of protoattic vases description A: Odysseus at the left end of the cave, 4 of his comrades blinding Polyphemos The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.English: object type / vase shape: footed krater, painted in silhouette technique If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If you intend to use the photo for commercial aims, I would recommend you to contact the museum. Please note: Some museums permit photography of their exhibits for private, educational, scientific, non-commercial purposes only. bibliography: CVA Roma Musei Capitolini II, plates 4-9 museum / inventory number: Roma, Musei Capitolini, Palazzo dei Conservatori e Palazzo Nuovo 172

English: object type / vase shape: footed krater, painted in silhouette technique

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