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cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/REDMG:1953.25.40

Accession_Number

REDMG:1953.25.40

Shape

Lekanis

Shape_description

Rounded rim on tapered flange, below which the walls spread out to a thin element that would have supported the lid; just below this are attached two horizontal horseshoe-shaped strap handles, slightly canted upwards. The body is rounded in the lower part and sharply joins a moulded foot, with an angled upper part and a broader, rounded lower part, hollow on the interior, with a narrow resting surface.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Campanian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

Decoration

Metallic black glaze all over except on reserved resting surface and inside of foot.

Inscriptions

Condition

Comprised of five rejoined pieces, missing only a small chip from the rim; grayish-white deposits on rim, under handle, and resting surface.

Technique/Style

Black glaze

Provenance

Period

Late Classical

Date

4 c.

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.93.0083.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, of the front of a Campanian black-gloss stemmed lekane.
2003.97.0324.jpg	Front view of a small Campanian black-glazed lekanis.
2003.97.0325.jpg	Front view of a small Campanian black-glazed lekanis.
2003.97.0326.jpg	Top view of a small Campanian black-glazed lekanis.
2003.97.0327.jpg	Bottom view of a small Campanian black-glazed lekanis.
2004.99.0699.jpg	Top view of a small Campanian black-glazed lekanis.
2004.99.0700.jpg	Bottom view of a small Campanian black-glazed lekanis.
2004.99.0799.jpg	Oblique view, from above, of a small Campanian black-glazed lekanis.
2004.99.0800.jpg	Front view of a small Campanian black-glazed lekanis.
2004.99.0801.jpg	Side view of a small Campanian black-glazed lekanis.
2004.99.0802.jpg	Front view of a small Campanian black-glazed lekanis.
2004.99.0803.jpg	Side view of a small Campanian black-glazed lekanis.