In a masterful essay, Sabetai identifies Boeotian civic values through a contextual examination of three local red-figure kraters from a female grave in Akraiphia dated ca. The relation of Boeotian red-figure vases to Attic is still difficult to pinpoint as it poses numerous questions regarding the identity of the craftsmen (e.g., Athenians migrating to Boeotia or locals trained in Athens) and the method of transmission of potting artistry and iconographic knowledge. More or less equally divided between the ceramic production in Greece and on the Italian peninsula and Sicily, the articles are neatly arranged within geographic regions, starting with four papers on Boeotian red-figure. These issues, along with a short presentation of the research pursued in each article, are succinctly summarized by the editors in the Introduction. As expected, certain questions recur in all essays - on the emergence of the regional red-figure wares, their connection to Attic production, and the function of pottery shapes and imagery within local communities. Most welcome are contributions presenting material from recent excavations and equally intriguing are the fresh interpretations of well-known workshops. The editors of this high-quality and nearly error-free publication, Stine Schierup and Victoria Sabetai, have collected seventeen articles that shed new light on matters of pottery usage and diffusion, the birth and decline of workshops, and the transmission of techniques and iconography.ДЄbout half the papers draw upon new research based on their authorsвЂ™ MA or PhD work the rest are re-appraisals of better-documented sites. This well-edited and amply illustrated volume publishes the results of a much-needed study on the regional production of red-figure pottery in Greece, Magna Graecia, and Etruria.

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