Terracotta fragment of a lekanis lid (covered dish)

Greek, Attic

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157

At the top, tip of one ray; below, a line of black glaze and a thin line of red glaze; draped youth to left, riding a hippalectryon ("cock horse"); part of a sphinx to right, looking to left; part of the wing of a siren to right; below the wing, a rosette; the overhang of the lid is black glazed; the resting surface is unglazed; the underside is glazed

Terracotta fragment of a lekanis lid (covered dish), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta fragment of a lekanis lid (covered dish), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta fragment of a lekanis lid (covered dish), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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