| Accession_Number | REDMG:1935.87.31B | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shape | Lekanis lid | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shape_description | Belongs with lekanis, REDMG:1935.87.31A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fabric | Corinthian | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Munsell_color | 2.5YR 7/4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Decoration | Lid: on the rim of the knob, black silhouetted triangles pointing outwards; below teh knob, black rays; four circles, the second and fourth red; round the edge below the animal zone a black band between two black lines; on the vertical rim a red band, and again a black band between lines. In the animal zone, on one side a palmette-lotus complex, flanked by a pair of sirens; on the other a siren flanked by a panther on the left and a lion on the right. Small incised circles on the body of teh panther, incisions on the lion. Field ornaments include rings of dots with or without a circle at the centre, scattered dots, amorphous and cruciform rosettes with incisions crossing at centre, rosettes with incisions forming small arcs facing away from the center. Some remains of added red on neck, breast, and tail of sphinxes, heart of palmette and petals of lotus. Inside of lid reserved. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Condition | Large rim section broken off and chips to knob handle. Decoration has badly worn off, especially on the animal zone. Chips to knob handle. White deposits on underside. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Provenance | |||||||||||||||||||
| Period | Middle Corinthian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 600-575 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Artist | Delicate Group | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attribution | Attributed by Amyx | ||||||||||||||||||
| Image |
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| Bibliography | CVA Reading 1, pl. 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Beazley_DB | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diameters | 12.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Handle_height | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other_dims. | H. with lid 11.0; diam. with handles 17.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 6.1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Edited_by | Denise; Jasmin Payne; Jayne | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date_edited | 23.08.2002; 04.09.2018; 15.6.22 |
