Terracotta lekanis (dish)

Phrixos Group

ca. 340–330 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, dolphin surrounded by marine creatures Exterior, women and youths Marine life figures prominently in the subject matter of South Italian vase-painting. Here, a dolphin swims above a sea-bream; the surrounding band contains a hornshell, spotted torpedo, sea bream, stargazer, and red mullet. The fish are framed by a vine tendril and the reverse includes bunches of grapes.

Artist

Phrixos Group

Date

ca. 340–330 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Apulian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989