Greek Apulian Terracotta Red-Figured Lekanis

Item Description

C. 4th century BC

A nice terracotta Apulian Lekanis with twin handles and lid, decorated with two elegant profiles of Lady’s of Fashion with a palmette panel between. The Lady’s of Fashion are each wearing a necklace, earring and stephane with their hair bound in a sakkos. There is a knopped finial decorated with a rosette and a band of linear decoration to the rim.

Small chip to lid and base otherwise intact with good colour.

Ref: Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, Illinois, accession no. 1921.01.0012.

Size: 100mm height x 133mm handle to handle

SKU: DEN-U173

£295.00

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