Lekanis with Lid and Ribbon Handles

second half 5th century BCE (Classical)

27.4 cm 14.9 cm

Citation

A lekanis could be used as a receptacle for food or for small personal items. They often appear as grave goods through their role as bridal gifts. This lekanis is an example of the form used in the later 5th century BCE. The knob of the lid is a flatten disc, partially reserve...

Artifact

id
id
2842
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Hollis Hopkins, Baltimore, 1926, by gift; Walters Art Museum, 1961, by purchase.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
0
source
source
import
Source image fields (2)
imageCount 0
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2232

Relations

createdBy