Lebes Gamikos

73-25-24A

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 73-25-24A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Greek
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Attica (uncertain)
Date Made 299-200 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Glaze
Description

Lebes gamikos of varient form with low foot and no neck.

Card says: (e.g. Richter & Milne, Shapes & Names, fig. 74) Lacks cover: bottom part of a small pyxis used as a substitute, apparently in antiquity: 73-25-24B. A pair of wheel-run grooves around shoulder, a second pair around middle of body. Between on A) and B), a necklace painted in yellow and white on black glaze.

Height 23 cm
Outside Diameter 14 cm
Credit Line Gift of Robert H. Bates, 1973
Other Number L-224-34A - Old Loan Number

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