lekanis

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Object Type
Museum number: 1861,0425.46
Description: Pottery lekanis/ lekanoid bowl decorated with a gorgon's head surrounded by a frieze of deer, lions, sphinxes and a siren. Attributed to the Medallion Painter.
Producer name
Cultures/periods
Production date: 625BC-600BC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Corinth
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Kamiros, tomb
Materials
Technique: painted; incised
Dimensions: Height: 8.06 centimetres; Weight: 1.19 kilograms; Width: 36.20 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Amyx 1988 / Corinthian Vase-Painting of the Archaic Period (p. 195, no. A.7); Payne 1931 / Necrocorinthia. A study of corinthian art in the archaic period (No. 716)
Location: On display (G13/dc10)
Subjects: siren; sphinx; mammal; mythical figure/creature
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Auguste Salzmann; Purchased from: Sir Alfred Biliotti
Acquisition date: 1861
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1861,0425.46

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