lekanis
- Description
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Wall and rim sherd of Attic red-figured pottery lekanis; interior: glazed black with reserved horizontal band at rim; top of rounded rim reserved; exterior: rim glazed black; on wall, red-figure decoration consisting of parts of three opposing palmettes.
- Production date
- 370BC-360BC
- Dimensions
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Thickness: 0.50 - 0.80 centimetres
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Diameter: 22 centimetres (rim circa)
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Height: 4.60 centimetres
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Width: 7.70 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Object owned and held by Akademisches Kunstmuseum. This record is included in the British Museum database as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project, a research collaboration that aims to virtually re-unite finds from the ancient port city of Naukratis, now distributed over 80 museums worldwide.
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Piekarski gives the following comparanda:
CVA Capua (2) III I pl. 20, 1-6; CVA Gotha (2) 20 pl. 71, 2; CVA Stuttgart (1) 38 pl. 33,3; Robinson, Olynthus XIII (1950) 179 no. 201 M pl. 119
The lekanis in Gotha is a good comparison.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 697.118 (Accession Number)