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The Arkesilas Cup is a ''kylix'' by the Laconian vase painter known as the Arkesilas Painter, whose name vase it is. It depicts, and is thus named after, Arkesilaos II, king of Kyrene and is dated to about 565/560 BC. Chr. The cup was found at Vulci and is now on display in the Cabinet des médailles of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris (inv. 189). It depicts Arkesilaos seated under a tent-like sheet and wearing an African hat. Because of this dress style and another vase depiciting the nymph Kyrene wrestling a lion, the Arkesilas Painter was initially assumed to have been active in North Africa. Later finds indicate that he was Laconian. The king is watching seven men who are packing, weighing and stacking trade goods. Added inscriptions specify their activities and the king's name. It is not clear what products or products they are loading. Some scholars suggest it is silphion, a rare plant for which Arkesilaos had a trade monopoly. His watchful stance mays support this. Several African animals underline the African location of the image. In style and motif the painting is unique in ancient art. First, the depiction of such current motifs is extremely rare and unusual in vase painting. Images of Arekisalos II are similarly rare, as are images depicting scenes connected to work-life. For technological history, the depiction of weighing scales is of major significance, as their structure and use is shown. Historically, the production of such imagery in Laconia is also important, in that it illustrates the close links between Sparta and North Africa. Another vase by the same painter, depicting the nymph Kyrene, patron of the city of Kyrene, located in North Africa, was found on the island of Samos, also a close ally of Sparta. == Bibliography == * John Boardman: ''Early Greek Vase Painting. 11th to 6th Century BC. A Handbook. '' Thames and Hudson, London 1998 (World of Art), p. 185–188, ISBN 0-500-20309-1. * Thomas Mannack: ''Griechische Vasenmalerei. Eine Einführung''. Theiss, Stuttgart 2002,p. 125–128, ISBN 3-8062-1743-2. * Barbara Patzek: Arkesilaos II, In: Der Neue Pauly * Matthias Steinhart: Arkesilas-Maler, In: Der Neue Pauly 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arkesilas Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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