2018年5月11日 · A lekanis consists of two parts: a shallow lid with a large, flat knob which could be turned over and used as a plate, coupled with a small shallow bowl to which were attached two horizontal, ribbon-like handles, a low footed base, and a rim with a ledge to receive the lid.

In the interior, three male figures are represented in a tondo with border of tongue-pattern. At the left a nude, bearded man facing right grips the arms of a bearded opponent in the centre and forces him down.

If it was a dish with a shallow bowl and the rim of the bowl had a ledge to receive a lid, and there was a lid, it was called a lekanis. This vessel had an early history in Attic pottery; it was known in the Geometric period.

The shape of this lekanis—a low, lidded bowl resting on a broad foot with ribbon-like handles projecting from its sides—is typical, but its large size and lack of figural decoration are unusual.

Both lekanis (pl. lekanides) and lekane (pl. lekanai) refer to low bowls with two horizontal handles and a broad low foot. The handles are regularly ribbon-shaped, a form that suggests a prototype in another material. The application of the Greek terms lekane and lekanis is not entirely clear, and modern usage varies.

This lekanis is unusual for being unglazed, though it is precisely potted. The piece belonged to Raymond Duncan, brother of Isidora Duncan.

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.

A lekanis (plural: lekanides) is a low, shallow bowl on a foot, with two horizontal handles and a cover with a disc-like knob which functions as a handle and the upper side of which has a central depression.

Ancient form of vessel, used to contain cosmetics, oils and perfumes (see Pottery,).

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