Milan cake-eaters or Athenian cake-stealers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10996021 |
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| Authors | Dimitrios Kanellakis (0000-0001-6178-0133, University of Patras, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 132-143 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0076-0730 • E-ISSN: 2041-5370 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bics/qbaf025 |
| OpenAlex | W4415719879 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
I argue for the reinterpretation of the comic scene on the bell-krater and for its Athenian origin. Aristophanes’ Wasps seems a likely source (albeit indirect) of inspiration, or a parallel testimony to a common—Athenian—source of inspiration. His Gêras (fr. 129K–A) is also intriguing as a candidate model, but it is too fragmentary to substantiate the hypothesis
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