Terracotta fragments of a lekanis lid (covered dish)

Unknown

third quarter of the sixth century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The largest fragment has a band of rays, framed by a red line at the top and two black glazed lines at the bottom; below, draped male to right; woman to right, with her garment draped around her head and over her extended arms; siren to right, looking back to the figures behind her; the second fragment has a band of rays, framed by a red line at the top and two black glaze lines at the bottom; below, back of the head of a youth to left; head of a youth to left; lion to left; sphinx to right, looking back to the lion behind her; head of a draped youth to right, facing the head of a figure to left; the third fragment, has part of the band of rays and two black glazed lines; below, part of a draped male to right with his arm seen from beneath his himation; youth running to right, with his upper torso in three-quarter view; draped youth to left with his arm seen from beneath his himation; sphinx to left; the fourth fragment has part of the neck and upper torso of a draped male; head, chest, and part of the wing of a sphinx; the fifth and sixth fragments have parts of felines

Artist

Unknown

Date

third quarter of the sixth 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