the Xenon Group

Active 4th century BC

School South Italian (Lucanian)

Works 9 vases

Identified 1960s (Trendall's South Italian pottery corpus)

Medium confidence

Name & Etymology

Named after a kalos inscription. The Xenon Group is a cluster of closely related South Italian (Lucanian) vase-painters identified by Trendall rather than Beazley, reflecting the different scholarly traditions for South Italian vs. Attic pottery.

Named by A.D. Trendall in Red-figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily (1967)

Attribution Confidence Medium

South Italian pottery attribution follows different scholarly traditions (Trendall rather than Beazley). Group attributions are less precise than individual painter attributions.

The Xenon Group is a cluster of related South Italian (Lucanian) red-figure vase-painters active in the 4th century BC, identified by A.D. Trendall. South Italian pottery developed its own regional traditions after Greek colonists established workshops in southern Italy.

Scholarly Controversies

Group boundaries are less precise than for individual Attic painters. South Italian attribution is generally considered less certain than Attic work.

9 vases by the Xenon Group