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Lekanis with lid (Attic black-glaze ware)

GREECE, Attica
Lekanis with lid (Attic black-glaze ware)
 late 5th century BCE-early 4th century BCE

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
(a-b) 11.0 × 23.3 × 15.3 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Professor Gregory, 1909

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Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Greece

Accession Number
857.a-b-D2

Department
Antiquities

Physical description
Lidded bowl with horizontal, horse-shoe shaped strap handles either side, each flanked by a small lug. Ring base with very wide stand-area, leaving only a small central recess. Plain black all over except the rim top and stand-ring which are red-washed. Plain black knobbed lid. The knob has a raised edge, its top flat reserved and red-washed, also a reserved area on top of the knob around the central hole. The natural clay is pink/buff.

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