Red Figure Lekanis Lid
1921.01.0012
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Red Figure Lekanis Lid (1921.01.0012) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Attributed to the Group of Marburg 788 (workshop of the White Sacos Painter) by A. D. Trendall. |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Hellenistic, Late 4th century BCE |
| Culture | South Italian Greek, Apulian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Diameter) | 17.3 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 8.1 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Height) | 8.0 cm |
| Weight | 345 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Larger diameter measured from widest point of object: at lip. Smaller diameter measured from foot. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Glazing, |
| Munsell Color Information | Light Brown (5 YR 6.5/4) -ns Black ( N 2.75/) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | APULIAN RED-FIGURE LEKANIS LID Knob handle, with an indented and reserved center. Center decorated with stylized lotuses and dots, encircled by a band. Reserved band on underside of knob. Vertical lines on reserved lip. On each side of lid a woman's head in profile to left. Each wears a kekryphalos, stephane, and earrings. Rosette below one woman's chin, the other head flanked with volutes and dots. Palmettes separate the heads. Attributed to the Group of Marburg 788 (workshop of the White Sacos Painter) by A. D. Trendall. Late fourth century B. C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plates 52, 2 and 55, 2. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | For very similar heads on vases of the same workshop, see the kantharos in Armidale, University of New England, no. 7.5 (Trendall and Cambitoglou. The Red-figured Vases of Apulia, Vol. II, p. 10111, no. 828; plate in Australian Antiques Collection 22, July-Dec. 1981, p. 69) kantharos in Marburg no. 788 (Trendall and Cambitoglou. The Red-figured Vases of Apulia, Vol. II, 1982. p. 1011, no. 826, pl. 389:10). Pyxis lid no 17615 (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Villa Guila I [Italia I], p. 2:1). |
| Bibliography | Trendall, A. D. and A. Cambitoglou. The Red-figured Vases of Apulia, Vol. II, 1982. Page 1011, no. 829a. Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 41, Plates 52,2 and 55,2. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Mary L. Trowbridge Collection |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |