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LOT 0606
Greek Apulian Lekanis Lid with Lady of Fashion
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 7/8 in. (109 grams, 98 mm).
Composed of a domed body with inverted rim and knob handle; body decorated with two heads of ladies of fashion, palmettes between, waveband around the rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex J. Cummings, UK, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2021.40.31a, b, for a similar example.
Footnotes
A lekanis was a covered dish.
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