Red figure apulian lekanis
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Object number
AR2603
| Object: |
Lekanis
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| Material: |
So-called red figure vase
Pale clay with black slip and white painting
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| Date: |
4th century B.C. Apulian |
| Description: |
Lekanis without handles and with knobbed lid. Bowl with inset rim and conical foot. Domed lid with overturned rim and ogival knobbed handle. The lid is 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 band of thick short lines. The bowl is fully covered by black slip. |
| Size: |
Height of bowl and lid together 90 mm, diameter 87 mm
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| Condition: |
Overall good condition. Undamaged, surface partially strongly worn.
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Malibu, Paul Getty Museum 3, Pl. 165.1-3 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Copenhagen, National Museum 6, Pl. 266.5 (bowl with handles). |
| Provenance: |
Acquired in 2018 from a German auction house. Ex Munich private collection, in Germany since ca. 1976.
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| Authenticity: |
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