Description:

Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulia, ca. 350 to 325 BCE. A splendid pottery lidded vessel known as a lekanis that is covered in black glaze and decorated with gorgeous red-figure and fugitive white pigment details. The base presents a flared foot beneath a hemispherical body with a pair of parabolic handles protruding from the side walls. The wide, bell-shaped lid bears a register of cresting waves along the exterior rim and concentric circles atop the discoid handle. Two distinguished 'lady of fashion' characters adorn the top of the lid, both shown in profile and wearing delicate stephane brought forth in fugitive white pigment and kekryphalos hairstyles bound in the back. The ground surrounding each woman is filled with abstract foliate forms and flowers, while a grand pair of palmettes lies between them. Size: 9.7" W x 5.9" H (24.6 cm x 15 cm)

Lidded lekanides were cosmetic containers, often given by fathers to brides on their wedding day. The Lady of Fashion motif complements this; it is often thought to depict a young woman on her wedding day.

Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2021.40.31a, b.

Provenance: private West Hollywood, California, USA collection; ex-Dr. Manuel Gottlieb and Doris Bickner collection, New York, New York, USA, thence by descent, acquired from Galerie La Reine Margot, Paris, France, between 1969 and 1971

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  • Condition: Professionally repaired with restoration and repainting over break lines; all done very well and difficult to notice. Some light surface wear as shown, but otherwise, excellent presentation with nice preservation of pigments and detail.

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