Terracotta fragments of a lekanis lid (covered dish)

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6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Two fragments of the lid of a lekanis, each with a band of rays framed above, with a thin line of red glaze, and below, with parts of two red glazed lines; towards the outer edge of the lid, two lines of red glaze; the underside of the fragments are glazed and have a thick band of reserve towards the center

Artist

Unknown

Date

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