Lekanis Lid

L-64-209B

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Italy | Apulia

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number L-64-209B
Current Location Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture Apulian | South Italian
Provenience Italy | Apulia
Date Made 350-300 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Red Figure
Iconography Woman
Description

Lid with low side and straight in profile. Surface of top has gentle slope. Basket handle with Herakles knot in center. On either side of handle is a female head in profile facing left. Between the heads on either side is a large triangular palmette in a triangular frame. Intact. On inside of cover: 1234/S- and 12.

Height 5.2 cm
Outside Diameter 9.9 cm
Other Number 99-202 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

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