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| Inventory Number: | P 30350 | |
| Section Number: | ΡΡ' 325 | |
| Title: | Red Figure Lekanis Lid | |
| Category: | Pottery | |
| Description: | About one-third of lid is missing. Handle complete except for chips. Mended from five pieces. Lid slightly convex; flange turns down at right angle. Knob sits on high stem; it has a disk top with a raised edge around it and a small depression in center. Inside completely black glazed. Bottom edge of flange reserved. Outside decorated with figured scene. Beginning at left, broken edge, first and partially preserved male figure kneels toward right; right arm held forward, left arm grasps spear; drapery over left arm; head in profile; hair worn short; no beard. Behind back, part of curved object visible possibly a helmet; figure nude. Figure 2: draped female running right with head in profile, turned left, towards first figure. Left hand holds piece of fabric. Right hand holds small chest and another piece of fabric. White dots decorate chest. Series of parallel white lines decorate second fabric swatch. Figure 3: kneeling, nude, winged male (Eros) presenting with left hand crown(?) to figure 4. Figure 3 faces right; short hair, no beard; scroll decoration below and to left of figure. Figure 4: seated, draped female seen in profile facing left. Both hands stretched out in front of her, above crown being presented by figure 3. Hair tied up in ribbon; white dot decoration. Chair on which figure sits is not portrayed. Figure 5: partially below and partially to right of figure 4, there is a small, crouching leopard(?) seen in profile, facing right towards small ivy branch whose stem was a white line (partially preserved) decorated with white dots. Figure 6: flying nude, winged male figure portrayed in three-quarter view with head in profile facing right. Right arm bent at elbow and held up. Left arm in same position; appears to be reaching towards a wooden chest, with drapery below it (only partially preserved) similar to one held by figure 2. Row of white painted dots above wooden chest. In addition to figures, lid has two reserved bands one at base of stem and one on exterior of flange decorated with black glaze. Double loops and dots. Knob decorated with series of black glazed rays, radiating from central reserved band. Second reserved band along outer perimeter of rays. Third reserved band on upper surface of raised edge. Black glaze; added white paint decoration. Red fabric. Cf. Agora XII, no. 1220. | |
| Context: | Well, room 6, boxes 52, 53. | |
| Notebook Page: | 1645 | |
| Negatives: | Leica, 87-405 | |
| Dimensions: | Diam. 0.257; H. 0.069 | |
| Date: | 27 July 1973 | |
| Section: | ΡΡ' | |
| Elevation: | -18--18m. | |
| Masl: | -18m. | |
| Deposit: | U 13:1 | |
| Period: | Greek | |
| Bibliography: | AgoraPicBk 26 (2006), p. 14, fig. 10. | |
| Hesperia 44 (1975), p. 360, n. 56, pl. 80a. | ||
| Published Type: | Agora XII, no. 1220. | |
| References: | Publication: Agora XII Publication: AgoraPicBk 26 (2006) Publication: Hesperia 44 (1975) Image: 2007.01.2029 Image: 2009.05.0011 Image: 2012.58.1090 (87-405) Deposit: U 13:1 Card: P 30350 Card: P 30350 Card: P 30350 |
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