Red-Figure Lekanis Lid
1922.01.0065A
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Red-Figure Lekanis Lid (1922.01.0065A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period | Hellenistic ? |
| Date | 350– 300 BCE |
| Culture | South Italian Greek |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Diameter) | 8.4 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 4.8 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Diameter) | 3.3 cm |
| Weight | 82 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Under Review |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze, Pigment--Paint |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Glazing, Painting |
Research Remarks
| Description | APULIAN RED-PATTERN LEKANIS AND LID Shape and Ornament: Rim of both lekanis and lid defined by carinatioin. Knob handle, slightly flaring foot. Top of handle depressed and decorated with glazed band and rays around a dot. On each side of lid a palmette, with volutes and half-palmettes in between. Dots on palmettes and volutes. Vertical stripes on edge of lid. A single wide band on stem of lekanis lid. Both vase and lid have fully glazed interiors. |
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| Published Description | Under Review |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 43, Plate 55, 1. |
Artifact History
| Credit Line/Dedication | University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection |
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| Reproduction | no |
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