GNATHIAN LEKANIS WITH VEGETAL MOTIF

Ca. 350 BC. A pottery lekanis comprising a deep circular bowl on a raised foot and a fitting lid rising to a slender stem with a flaring disc knob. The lower part is covered in black gloss, while the lid features concentric rings enclosing scrolling tendrils, a border of vertical strokes around the edge, and a small palmette on the knob. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1971.11.15a, b. Size: 110mm x 100mm; Weight: 155g Private London collection; previously acquired on the English art market; originally in the collection of T Verlinden, London 1980’s.