lid (containers); lekanis

Finely potted lid for a lekanis. The lid has a wave pattern painted around the edge, and dilute black on the shoulder, with a pattern of leaves and stylized tendrils in yellow and white. It has horizontal black bands painted around the handle. In the tondo of the foot-like handle, a yellow and white flower motif is painted on a black ground. The interior of the lid is undecorated.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
23.10.61/2b
Date
circa 330 BCE
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 62 mm x 124 mm; overall: 127 x 187.33 x 120.65 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
clay; pigment
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Archaeology
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Europe > Italy - archaeology and boat prow
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