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Terracotta lekanis (dish);   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Attributed to the V. and A. Group
Title
Terracotta lekanis (dish);
Description
Terracotta lekanis (dish); on the handles, griffins; reverse, one side, nude youths and women; other side, women, Eros, and youth. Interior: wine wreath around a rosette. On each handle platform: griffin. Exterior: A: woman seated on a rock feeding a bird perched on her left knee while Eros flies toward her with a phiale and a wreath. To the left, a woman with a fan and a fillet. To the right, a nude youth with a branch. B: two couples: at the left, a nude youth with a branch follows a woman holding a wreath and a fan. At the right, a woman is seated holding a tendril. Her companion offers a mirror and a bunch of grapes.
Date circa 365–350 B.C.
Medium Terracotta; red-figure
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Greek and Roman Art
Accession number
06.1021.242
Place of creation Apulia
Credit line Rogers Fund, 1906
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247405

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Terracotta lekanis (dish), attributed to the V. and A. Group, Greek, South Italian, Apulian (MET, 06.1021.242)

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