Sokles


Sokles was an ancient Greek potter, active in the middle of the 6th century BC, in Athens.
The following signed Little-master cups or fragments thereof are known, all of them painted by the Sokles Painter:
He belongs to the group of so-called Little masters.
A red-figure plate in Paris, Louvre CA 2181, painted in style similar to that of the painter Paseas, is signed by a potter named Soklees. Whether that craftsman is identical with the black-figure potter Sokles remains unclear. The signature may also not be authentic.