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LOT 0555
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
GREEK LARGE LEKANIS LID WITH LADY OF FASHION
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
8 7/8 in. (596 grams, 22.5 cm wide).
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
8 7/8 in. (596 grams, 22.5 cm wide).
A lid from a large lekanis, composed of a domed body with inverted rim and large, tiered finial, the centre of the handle painted with lines radiating from a central circle, the painted motif to the body with areas of polychrome detailing and featuring the head of a lady of fashion to two sides, stylised shell panels between, waves around the rim; repaired.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex Cummings collection, UK.
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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AUCTIONS:
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