Archaeological proof that this pottery was actually being produced in South Italy first came in 1973 when a workshop and kilns with misfirings and broken wares was first excavated at Metaponto, proving that the Amykos Painter was located there rather than in Athens (A.D. Trendall, p. 17).
Archaeological evidence that this pottery originated in South Italy first emerged in 1973 when a workshop and kilns with defective products and shattered wares were unearthed at Metaponto, confirming the Amykos Painter's presence there rather than in Athens (A.D. Trendall, p. 17).