Perfectly preserved lid of a red figure apulian lekanis
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Object number
AR3156
| Object: |
Lid of a lekanis
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| Material: |
So-called red figure vase Red clay with black slip and white painting |
| Date: |
Late 4th century B.C. Apulian |
| Description: |
Domed lekanis lid with overturned rim and ogival knobbed handle. Reserved inside, hub of knob is recessed and decorated with a rosette. The main subject features two female heads in profile to the left between palmette fans and reserved bands. The outer edge of the lid is decorated with a reversed wave pattern. |
| Size: |
Height 63 mm, diameter 119 mm
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| Condition: |
Extraordinary condition. Undamaged, the red figure painting is fully preserved. Pencil note "S. 22" inside lid.
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Malibu, Paul Getty Museum 3, Pl. 165.1-3 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Philadelphia, University Museum 1, Pl. 29.7-9 |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 from Mr. M.B., Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, who acquired the lid and other objects from the collection of M.T., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. Inherited from his parents who acquired the object in Germany in the 1960s. A note from the antiquities dealer Dr. Kurt Deppert, "Kunstwerke der Antike", Frankfurt am Main, dated February 08, 1968, sets the terminus ante quem the object was acquired into the collection T. Dr. Deppert was requested by the family T. to provide a short assessment of the collection, which he did along with a detailed description of all objects. Both, the written request to Dr. Deppert and his reply, are preserved, a copy of the documents will be provided together with the object.
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| Authenticity: |
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