Terracotta fragment of a lekanis lid (covered dish)

Unknown

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

Part of a palmette-lotus ornament; two lines of black glaze; neck, part of the back, and tail feathers of a rooster to right; tail feathers and a bit of the neck of a second rooster to right; the underside of the lid is glazed and has parts of two red glazed lines

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