Boeotian lekanis

Lekanis, rim painted, row of slanting blobs, band, silhouette panthers attacking stag to left, panthers attacking goat to left, band;

exterior and interior foot painted; circle at centre underside; interior painted except for tondo; exterior of reflex handles painted. 

Ancient Greek terracotta kylix with black-figure decoration of mythological monsters, handles on either side.
Ancient Greek terracotta kylix with black-figure decoration on a black background.

  • Terracotta

  • height 60 mm

    rim 202 mm

    foot  88 mm

    Intact

  • Late 6th to 5th Cent. B.C. 

  • Acquired before 1943, most likely during the interbellum, by the Lochard family, the head of which served the French state as governor of Indo-China.

    Published; Klassieke Kunst in Particulier Bezit (Leiden, 1975)

  • € 1500,—

Close-up of an ancient ceramic vessel with black painted figures of insects and abstract designs, featuring a circular handle at the top, against a black background.