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Lekanis with Lid and Ribbon Handles
A lekanis could be used as a receptacle for food or for small personal items. They often appear as grave goods through their role as bridal gifts. This lekanis is an example of the form used in the later 5th century BCE. The knob of the lid is a flatten disc, partially reserved. The horizontal handles on the body form elegant waves, like ribbons, with the interiors also reserved. The vessel sits on a low ring foot. The interior and exterior of both the body and the lid are black glazed with no additional decoration.
Provenance
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Hollis Hopkins, Baltimore, 1926, by gift; Walters Art Museum, 1961, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1978 | In Search of Ancient Treasure: 40 Years of Collecting. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Greece, Attica (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H of lekanis and lid: 5 7/8 × max W: 10 13/16 in. (14.9 × 27.4 cm)
H of lekanis: 3 7/16 × Diam of lekanis: 10 13/16 × W with handles: 7 15/16 in. (8.7 × 27.4 × 20.2 cm)
H of lid: 2 11/16 × Diam of lid: 8 1/16 in. (6.8 × 20.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Sales & Accessions Purchase Fund, 1961
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2232