Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings)

Attributed to Painter of London 1923

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Obverse, seated woman and attendants
Reverse, two women
At each handle, Nike

Of particular interest in this representation is the pyxis carried by the woman at the far left. Pyxides are small boxes that contained personal items such as toilet articles. Terracotta examples exist in the greatest quantity, but during the late fifth and fourth centuries B.C., they were also made of marble and often included as offerings in graves.

Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings), Attributed to Painter of London 1923, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings), Attributed to Painter of London 1923, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings), Attributed to Painter of London 1923, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings), Attributed to Painter of London 1923, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings), Attributed to Painter of London 1923, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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