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Accession_Number

27.4.12

Shape

Lekanis

Shape_description

Very shallow bowl. Foot hollow.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Boeotian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

Decoration

Rim decorated with black lines/petals. Inside of bowl, there is a thick band and then two smaller circles, accentuated by thin black bands. The outer circle contains small black dots, the inner circle, a star shape made out of seven lines with a black dot in the middle. Underside of the rim, shows same line/petal motif as other side, but then there is only a thin band. Inside this is an alternating swastika and dot rosette pattern, and then another thin band. A thick black band is around the neck of the foot, the rim and base of which are not glazed. The foot has a thin black band just inside the rim.

Inscriptions

Condition

Complete; repaired from seven pieces. The rim is uneven, and contains two small but definite chips. All over the surface are small scratches and patches of wear. The pattern on the rim contains few subtle patches of red, the same colour as patches on the handles. Patterns in the centre of the bowl appear to have rubbed away in patches. Underneath, the patterns remain more prominant, but again small patches of wear are evident, especially around the rim. Inside the foot are greyish white deposits, that are also found underneath the rim in small patches near the handles.

Technique/Style

Black figure

Provenance

Period

Late Classical

Date

400-375

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2002.97.0239.jpg	Oblique view of a Boeotian lekanis, showing both of the handles and the pattern on the interior.
2002.97.0240.jpg	Top view of a Boeotian lekanis, showing both of the handles and the pattern on the interior.
2002.97.0241.jpg	Top view of the underside of a Boeotian lekanis, showing the pattern on the underside and the foot.
2002.97.0242.jpg	Top view of the underside of a Boeotian lekanis, showing the pattern on the underside and the foot.
2002.97.0243.jpg	Top view of a Boeotian lekanis, showing the underside and the foot.
2003.19.0002.jpg	Top view of a Boeotian Floral-ware lekane, showing the handles, rim, and interior.
2005.89.0013.jpg