Description:

Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulia, ca. 350 to 325 BCE. Finely painted via the red-figure technique with delicate details added in fugitive white pigment, a two part covered lekanis vessel on a raised foot and with knob handle and twin horizontal loop handles; the lid adorned with two Ladies of Fashion, both wearing a radiate stephane, kekryphalos, drop earrings, and beaded necklaces, with palmettes between, rays on the top-knop, and a wave pattern around the lid rim. Size: 6.125" W handle span x 4.125" H (15.6 cm x 10.5 cm)

Lidded lekanides were cosmetic containers, often given by fathers to brides on their wedding day. The Lady of Fashion motif complements this - it is often thought to depict a young woman on her wedding day. Each attractive female depicted on this vessel wears a kekryphalos hairstyle, earrings, and a beaded necklace.

For a similar example, see Margaret Mayo, "The Art of South Italy Vases from Magna Graecia. A Virginia Museum Exhibition."

Provenance: private Orange County, California collection acquired before 2000

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  • Condition: One small piece reattached to rim. Chips to rim of lid, rim of lower section, and base. Expected surface wear with minor pigment loss.

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