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LOT 0555

Greek Large Lekanis Lid with Lady of Fashion

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0555

Greek Large Lekanis Lid with Lady of Fashion

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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