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Accession_Number

60.8.3A-B

Shape

Lekanis with lid

Shape_description

Lid: three tiered round knob with central, nearly conical well; short concave stem curving above and below into knob and lid; nearly flat lid tapering gently to a short vertical rim, rounded at both edges. The underside is slightly hollowed under the knob. Lekanis: shallow bowl with a short nearly vertical flange, rounded at the lip, straight but tapering walls, slightly carinated and narrowing, with convex lower portion, to a very short stem, on a rounded disk foot, with a flat resting surface, curved on the underside, with a rounded point at the centre. A wishbone handle rises from the top of the wall, on either side; a lug protrudes from either side of each handle. Ure 1960, 216 notes that what remains of the one handle indicates that it was pointed (wish-bone shaped) at the centre as well as rounded in section.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Euboean

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 7/6

Decoration

Lid: lowest tier of knob black, upper tiers reserved. Stem and band around stem black, then another black band, main design of trident-lotuses and palmettes. Side of lid black, underside reserved. Lekanis: interior black with a streaky spiral pattern through which the clay shows; handles originally black; broken wave pattern around outside of rim, then black band; lower part of body, outside of footring and resting surface black; base reserved.

Inscriptions

Condition

Missing one handle, remaining handle chipped at point. Black worn/misfired (?) to red on lower part of body. Exterior decoration slightly worn and chipped all over. Side of lid chipped, one rejoined piece adjacent to large missing piece.

Technique/Style

Floral ware

Provenance

Period

Late Classical / Early Hellenistic

Date

4 c.

Dating_details

Artist

Group of the Reading Lekanis

Attribution

Ure 1960, 216.

Image

2002.97.0572.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, of a Euboean floral-ware lekane, showing broken wave pattern and part of interior.
2002.97.0573.jpg	Top view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane, showing roughly glossed black interior and broken handle.
2002.97.0574.jpg	Bottom view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane, showing worn/misfired (?) red base.
2002.97.0575.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, a Euboean floral-ware lekane lid, showing palmette decoration and three tiered knob.
2002.97.0576.jpg	Bottom view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane lid, showing reserved interior surface.
2002.97.0577.jpg	Front view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane with lid, showing palmette and broken wave decoration.
2004.05.0004.jpg	Front view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane with lid, showing the remaining handle and the damage on the lid
2004.05.0006.jpg	oblique view from above of a Euboean floral-ware lekane with lid, showing palmette and broken waves decoration.
2004.05.0018.jpg	Top view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane, showing roughly glossed black interior and broken handle.
2010.98.0341.jpg	oblique view from above of a Euboean floral-ware lekane with lid, showing palmette and broken waves decoration.
2010.98.0342.jpg	Back view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane with lid, showing the handles (left one missing and right one broken)
2010.98.0343.jpg	Right side view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane with lid, showing broken handle.
2010.98.0344.jpg	Front view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane with lid, showing the remaining handle and the damage on the lid
2010.98.0345.jpg	Left side view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane with lid, showing missing handle.
2010.98.0346.jpg	Over head view of the lid of a Euboean floral-ware lekane.
2010.98.0347.jpg	Particular of the decor on the lid of a Euboean floral-ware lekane.
2010.98.0348.jpg	View of the inside of the lid of a Euboean floral-ware lekane, showing damage.
2010.98.0349.jpg	over head view of the interior of a Euboean floral-ware lekane.
2010.98.0350.jpg	View of the base of a Euboean floral-ware lekane.
2010.98.0351.jpg	Side view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane lid, showing three tiered knob.
2010.98.0352.jpg	Front view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane, showing broken wave pattern and the one remaining handle.
2010.98.0353.jpg	Left side view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane, showing broken wave pattern and missing handle.
2010.98.0354.jpg	Back view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane, showing broken wave pattern and the one remaining handle.
2010.98.0355.jpg	Right side view of a Euboean floral-ware lekane, showing broken wave pattern and the remaining pieces of the handle.