GREEK LARGE RED FIGURE LEKANIS South Italian, 4th century BC Enlivened in white and ochre slip; the lid showing on side A: a reclined female figure, her hair dressed in a patterned kekryphalos and radiate stephane, wearing pendant earrings and beaded necklace, dressed in a belted chiton, holding out a patera in her right hand, a sceptre in her left; on side B: a reclined female figure, her hair dressed in a patterned kekryphalos and radiate stephane, wearing pendant earrings and beaded necklace, dressed in a belted chiton, holding out a patera in her right hand, a frond in her left; a large palmette dividing each scene; the top of the knob handle with a rosette; a band of wave pattern on the lid rim; a band of white strokes around the top of the base. 550 grams, total width 22cm (8 1/2"). Condition Fine condition, knob chipped. Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; previously in the Akenhurst collection; acquired before 1990.
GREEK LARGE RED FIGURE LEKANIS South Italian, 4th century BC Enlivened in white and ochre slip; the lid showing on side A: a reclined female figure, her hair dressed in a patterned kekryphalos and radiate stephane, wearing pendant earrings and beaded necklace, dressed in a belted chiton, holding out a patera in her right hand, a sceptre in her left; on side B: a reclined female figure, her hair dressed in a patterned kekryphalos and radiate stephane, wearing pendant earrings and beaded necklace, dressed in a belted chiton, holding out a patera in her right hand, a frond in her left; a large palmette dividing each scene; the top of the knob handle with a rosette; a band of wave pattern on the lid rim; a band of white strokes around the top of the base. 550 grams, total width 22cm (8 1/2"). Condition Fine condition, knob chipped. Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; previously in the Akenhurst collection; acquired before 1990.
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