Terracotta lekanis (dish)
late 4th century BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); diameter 22 13/16 in. (58 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, South Italian, Apulian · Late Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1969
Accession Number
69.11.8
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant terracotta lekanis, or shallow dish, was crafted in the late fourth century BCE by the Stuttgart Group of vase painters in Apulia, the Greek colonial region of South Italy. Standing just over six inches high with a broad diameter of nearly twenty-three inches, the vessel exemplifies the refined pottery traditions of the Late Classical period. Apulian artists adapted Athenian red-figure techniques to local tastes, producing works that blended Greek mythology with regional flair for domestic and funerary use. The dish’s painted decoration features graceful women, winged Eros figure...