epinetron
- Museum number
- 1893,0712.5
- Description
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Part of terracotta mould-made epinetron decorated with two plastic heads, one wearing pointed cap, flanked by two relief roundels containing figures of satyrs.Traces of white engobe and black, blue and red paint.
- Production date
- 500BC-470BC (ca.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 10.50 centimetres (max)
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Width: 13.10 centimetres
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Depth: 13.30 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Published and discussed in Heinrich, F. 2006. Das Epinetron. Aspekte der weiblichen Lebenswelt im Spiegel eines Arbeitsgeräts (Rahden), 146-52, 159, 184 no. Rh. 9, pl. 25.5-6.
Epinetra were produced on Rhodes from the early 5th through the 4th centuries BC (Heinrich 2006, 145-59). Though based on Athenian prototypes they significantly modify their Athenian models. On some the single female head of the Athenian epinetron is replaced by heads of a woman with one or more children, perhaps reflecting the importance accorded to women as child rearers that is visible also in the prominent kourotrophos cult in the sanctuary of Athena at Lindos. Others feature simple decoration and are of such small size that they could only have been used by children, or terminate in a knob.
Heinrich, F. 2006. Das Epinetron. Aspekte der weiblichen Lebenswelt im Spiegel eines Arbeitsgeräts (Rahden).
- Location
- On display (G69/Balcony/dc2/shA)
- Acquisition date
- 1893
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1893,0712.5
