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92 Ζωγράφοι ή Γεωγράφοι (vel -ος) (fr. 15)
in general, Forbes 1993 III.216-21. Traces of cinnabar have been found on a
fourth-century lekythos from the Pnyx and on sixth-century statues from
the Athenian acropolis, as well as in a bowl, seemingly used for mixing or
storing it, from the agora (see Caley 1945. 152-6; Caley-Richards 1956 on
Thphr. Lap. 58); cf. Dsc. 5.94 χρώνται δε αύτω (sc. cinnabar) οί ζωγράφοι εις
τάς πολυτελείς των τοίχων κοσμήσεις. Cinnabar was apparently not found in
Greece, although Thphr. Lap. 58 (cf. Plin. NH 29.25; 33.117) reports that it was
found in Spain, Colchis and near Ephesus, and all the samples that have been
discovered must thus have been imports. The masculine is attested only here.
in general, Forbes 1993 III.216-21. Traces of cinnabar have been found on a
fourth-century lekythos from the Pnyx and on sixth-century statues from
the Athenian acropolis, as well as in a bowl, seemingly used for mixing or
storing it, from the agora (see Caley 1945. 152-6; Caley-Richards 1956 on
Thphr. Lap. 58); cf. Dsc. 5.94 χρώνται δε αύτω (sc. cinnabar) οί ζωγράφοι εις
τάς πολυτελείς των τοίχων κοσμήσεις. Cinnabar was apparently not found in
Greece, although Thphr. Lap. 58 (cf. Plin. NH 29.25; 33.117) reports that it was
found in Spain, Colchis and near Ephesus, and all the samples that have been
discovered must thus have been imports. The masculine is attested only here.