Terracotta lekanis (dish)

Attributed to the Phrixos Group

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161

Interior, dolphin surrounded by marine creatures
Exterior, women and youths

Marine life figures prominently in the subject matter of South Italian vase-painting. Here, a dolphin swims above a sea-bream; the surrounding band contains a hornshell, spotted torpedo, sea bream, stargazer, and red mullet. The fish are framed by a vine tendril and the reverse includes bunches of grapes.

Terracotta lekanis (dish), Attributed to the Phrixos Group, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian

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