Next we have to deal with a very important class of inscriptions—those found on Corinthian vases.[[2118]] They are too numerous to be dealt with in detail; Kretschmer mentions nearly fifty inscribed vases, exclusive of the pinakes. Wilisch attributes the earliest to the latter half of the seventh century, the latest to the middle of the sixth century; but they certainly do not become common before the sixth.[[2119]] They include several artists’ signatures—viz. Chares, Milonidas, and Timonidas (Vol. I. p. [315]). One of the most famous of the inscribed vases is the Dodwell pyxis at Munich,[[2120]] representing a boar-hunt. The figures are inscribed with fanciful names, such as
(Agamemnon),
(Dorimachos, or “spearman”),
(Pakon), and so on. A krater in the British Museum (Plate [XXI].) represents a similar scene, also with fancy names, such as Polydas and Antiphatas. Another famous vase is the Amphiaraos krater in Berlin,[[2121]] representing the setting out of Amphiaraos and the funeral games of Pelias; no less than twenty names are inscribed. Of these,
(Baton) and
