Terracotta fragment of a lekanis lid (covered dish)

Unknown

mid-6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Fragment from the lid of a lekanis with a band of black glaze, a band of reserve, a band of red glaze, and a band of reserve; rays framed at the bottom with three thin lines of black glaze; below, at the far left, part of the draped arm? of a figure to left; head, neck, shoulders, and part of the upper torso of a draped, filleted woman to left, with a necklace; top of the head of a filleted figure bending down?; part of the head and spear of a helmeted warrior to left

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-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