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Part of the flat, red glazed knob of a lekanis lid; top of the head and part of the neck of a panther; head, neck, left shoulder, and part of the back of a second panther; the underside of the lid is unglazed
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Title: Terracotta fragment of a lekanis lid (covered dish)
Period: Archaic
Date: second quarter of the 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Object Number: 2011.604.3.970
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