Terracotta fragment of a lekanis lid (covered dish)

Unknown

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

Tail feathers to left?; part the mane, neck, chest, forelegs, and part of the body of a lion to left, to right, looking over his left shoulder; the underside of the lid is glazed with parts of two red 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