Terracotta fragments of a lekanis lid (covered dish)

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second quarter of the 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The larger fragment has a rosette; hindquarters of a feline to left; a rosette; part of a bird to left; below, two thin lines of red glaze; the overhang of the rim is red glazed; the resting surface is unglazed; the underside is glazed and has two lines of red glaze; the smaller fragment has part of a bird to left; a rosette; part of the chest and feet of a bird to right; below, two black glazed lines; the overhang of the rim is red glazed; the resting surface is unglazed; the underside is glazed and has two lines of red glaze

Artist

Unknown

Date

second quarter of the 6th 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