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Small ancient ceramic vessel of the type <\/span>lekanis<\/b>, dated to <\/span> 5th century p. Ch. <\/b>, probably originating in <\/span>Beotia in central Greece<\/b>. A vessel with a low, flattened body, with two thin, rising handles and a matching lid ending in a flat button. Made of fine-grained clay with a <\/span>orange-red shade<\/b>covered with <\/span>dark firnis<\/b> and decorated with a band of vertical zigzags in brown-black.<\/span><\/p>

On the underside is visible <\/span>an undersized ring foot<\/b> With concentric circles and lathe marks. Preserved <\/span>museum numbering<\/b> applied in ink. The surface of the dish shows typical <\/span>traces of reduction firing<\/b>, local discoloration, loss of phirnis and mineral deposits, but the whole is preserved in <\/span>complete form with the original lid<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>

In ancient Greece, the lekanis was used <\/span>for storing cosmetics, perfumes, jewelry, and small ornaments<\/b>. The lid could be inverted and used as a small plate.<\/span> Vessels of this type accompanied women in daily life and were also placed in graves as <\/span>personal items of symbolic significance<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Age<\/th>5th century BC <\/td><\/tr>
Country of origin<\/th>Ancient Greece<\/td><\/tr>
Material<\/th>Terracotta<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Technique<\/th>Hand forming, wheel throwing<\/td><\/tr>
Size<\/th>7.5 cm x 8.5 cm<\/td><\/tr>
Weight<\/th>100g<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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