Description:

Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown pottery lekanis with a similarly-shaped lid and lower body which create an elegant symmetrical presentation. The wide body has a protruding foot, a pair of applied horizontal handles, and a wide body with a lip. The lid boasts a similar projecting handle with a wheel of undulating waves in the tondo, and the top is adorned with a pair of red-figure 'ladies of fashion' with kekryphalos hairstyles and serene visages. Both lid and body are detailed with lustrous black glaze, and silvery iridescence has formed over some glazed areas. Size (w/ lid): 5.9" W x 3.9" H (15 cm x 9.9 cm).

Provenance: private Owen collection, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA, acquired in the 1990s from a US-based dealer

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#146026

  • Condition: Small chips to top of lid, body, foot, and handles, with fading to areas of original pigmentation, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and nice root marks throughout as well as scattered areas of silvery iridescence.

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