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Red Figure Lekanis Lid

1921.01.0012

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Artifact Identification Red Figure Lekanis Lid   (1921.01.0012)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Toilet Articles
    3. :
  3. Beauty Supplies
Artist/Maker Attributed to the Group of Marburg 788 (workshop of the White Sacos Painter) by A. D. Trendall.
Geographic Location
Period Hellenistic
Date Late 4th century BCE
Culture South Italian Greek, Apulian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter) 17.3 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 8.1 cm
Dimension 3 (Height) 8.0 cm
Weight 345 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze
Manufacturing Processes Throwing, Firing, Glazing,

Research Remarks

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.
Published Description Under Review
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

Credit Line/Dedication Mary L. Trowbridge Collection
Reproduction no

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