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Terracotta Lekanis (dish) with Lid and Finial

Ancient Greek Painting and Sculpture

Terracotta Lekanis (dish) with Lid and Finial

Ancient Greek Painting and Sculpture
  • Date: c.250 BC
  • Style: Hellenistic
  • Genre: sculpture
  • Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), New York City, NY, US
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This elaborate vase belongs to a small class of vessels from Centuripe, a small town in eastern Sicily, where they were apparently made. Characteristically, sumptuous, gilt, high-relief decoration, imitating fine metalwork, is combined with bright tempera paintings. The front and sides of the lid depict a complex scene with several female figures around an altar. One figure holds a tambourine. In the handle-zone, a Medusa head is flanked by Erotes amidst a floral scroll. The finial and base are decorated with shafts of wheat and leaves.

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