Terracotta fragment of a lekanis lid (covered dish)
Unknown
second quarter of the 4th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
On the top of the lid, at the upper left, part of the chest, forelegs, and wing of a sphinx to left; on the downturned rim of the lid, an egg pattern; the underside of the lid is glazed
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- second quarter of the 4th century BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
