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The Polyphemos Group

Header: The Polyphemos Group
Also known as: The Polyphemos Group; primary name: Polyphemos Group
Details: unknown; painter/draughtsman; Greek
Other dates: 520BC- (fl. circa)
Biography: A group of black-figure vase-painters whose names are unknown. They were late and poor followers of the first 'Chalcidian' painters like the Inscription Painter (q.v.). They are named after an amphora in the British Museum showing the blinding of Polyphemus painted by one of the members of the group.
Bibliography: Boardman EGVP 219 A Rumpf Chalkidische Vasen (Berlin & Leipzig 1927) 160-170