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Accession_Number

REDMG:1951.139.1

Shape

Lekanis lid

Shape_description

Moulded knob, topped by a slightly rounded element with inset circle and conical indentation, on upper surface; lower part of knob curves into a nearly cylindrical stem offset from a diagonal lid, with a tapered lip, with a plain rim.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Apulian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 5/6

Decoration

Black, except for double palmette on top of knob, reserved line on groove below stem. On top of lid, two female heads, each wearing a sakkos, one with a spiked stephane, profile to left, between palmettes. More tendrils and vegetal ornament, emerge from the palmettes. Wave to right, around lip. Added colour only for stephane.

Inscriptions

Condition

Slight chip on the rim; white deposits on the underside.

Technique/Style

Red figure

Provenance

Period

Early Hellenistic

Date

325-300

Dating_details

Artist

Painter of the Kassel Cup

Attribution

Trendall and Cambitoglou, RFVA 2.717.851, class this vessel with vases 'associated in style with the Painter of the Kassel Cup'.

Image

2003.93.0015.jpg	Top view of an Apulian red-figure lekanis lid, showing a female head, profile to the left.
2003.97.0905.jpg	Front view of an Apulian red-figure lekanis lid, showing a female head, profile to the left.
2003.97.0906.jpg	Back view of an Apulian red-figure lekanis lid, showing a female head, profile to the left.
2003.97.0907.jpg	Front view of an Apulian red-figure lekanis lid, showing a female head, profile to the left, and a wave pattern on the rim.
2004.99.0640.jpg	Oblique view of an Apulian red-figure lekanis lid, showing a female head, profile to the left, and a double palmette on top of the knob.
2004.99.0641.jpg	Oblique view of an Apulian red-figure lekanis lid, showing tendrils emerging from the palmettes and a double palmette on top of the knob.
2004.99.0642.jpg	Oblique view of an Apulian red-figure lekanis lid, showing a female head, profile to the left, and a double palmette on top of the knob.
2004.99.0643.jpg	Oblique view of an Apulian red-figure lekanis lid, showing tendrils emerging from the palmettes and a double palmette on top of the knob.
2004.99.0649.jpg	Front view of an Apulian red-figure lekanis lid, showing a wave pattern on the rim.
2004.99.0655.jpg	Top view of an Apulian red-figure lekanis lid, showing exterior decoration and the knob.