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Inventory number

AP 951

Artist

Attic workshop

Category

Vessel

Period

Archaic Period

Date

End of 6th cent. BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.064 m
Diameter: 0.15 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 3, No 10

Description
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Black-glazed lekanis mended from many fragments and restored. It was found in 1937 on the north slope of the Acropolis. It is ring-based with shallow body, horizontal handles and rim inset to receive the vessels’ lid. On the interior, the lekanis is decorated with purple narrow bands.

ASCSA Digital Collections - www.ascsa.net, αρ. κατ. AP 951
Broneer, O., «Excavations on the North Slope of the Acropolis, 1937», Hesperia 7, 1938, σελ. 181, εικ. 18, αρ. κατ. 29