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Terracotta fragment of a lekanis lid (covered dish)
Part of the wings and feet of a bird or siren to right; below the wing, a lotus flower and tendril; the overhang of the rim is glazed; the resting surface is unglazed; the underside of the lid is glazed and has a line of red glaze near the outer edge of the lid
Artwork Details
- 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: 2011.604.3.966
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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4th quarter of the 6th century BCE
4th century BCE
late 10th–early 9th century BCE
late 6th century BCE
Signed by Andokides as potter
ca. 530 BCE
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