Ergoteles
Greek black-figure potter

Ergoteles

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Ergoteles Son of Nearchos
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Ergoteles
Cup with Ergoteles signature, in the Antikensammlung Berlin

Ergoteles (Έργοτέλης) was a Greek potter, active in Athens around the middle of the 6th century BC. He was the son of the famous potter Nearchos and the brother of Tleson. Three signed Little-master cups by him are known:

  • Berlin, Antikensammlung F 1758
  • Florence, arts trade
  • Oxford, Ashmolean Museum G 1004

Bibliography

  • John Beazley: Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, Oxford 1956, p. 162.
  • Künstlerlexikon der Antike I, München, Leipzig 2001, p. 213-214 s.v. Ergoteles (Rolf Blatter)