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 | None |
Geographic Location |
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Period/Date | Hellenistic ?, 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 | D3 is the foot diameter. |
Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze, Pigment--Paint |
Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Glazing, Painting |
Munsell Color Information | Dark Brown (10 Y R 2/2) -ns Light Brown ( 7.5 Y R 6/4) -ns |
Research Remarks
Published 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. Accessory Colors: yellow dots. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 55, 1. |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 43, Plate 55, 1. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |