Lekanis
The lekanis (plural Lekanides ) is a form of the ancient Greek vessels . It is a flat bowl with two horizontal handles attached to the sides. There was also a heavy cover with a knob that could be removed. The use is not entirely secure, the Lekanis was probably used to store food, possibly also oil or the like. Lekaniden were a popular image carrier of Greek vase painting . The Lekane is a similar vessel .
Black- glazed Attic lekanis, around 450/40 BC BC, Paris, Louvre
Attic red-figure Lekanis, 370/60 BC BC, Athens, Kerameikos Museum
Lekanis in the form of a double cone of the Centuripe genus , 3rd century BC Chr., Düsseldorf, Hetjens Museum
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literature
- Andrea Gorys : Dictionary of Archeology (= dtv 32504). Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-423-32504-6 , p. 252.
- Asterios Lioutas: Attic black-figure Lekanai and Lekanides . Triltsch, Würzburg 1987, ISBN 3-87825-041-X .
Web links
Commons : Lekane and Lekanis - collection of images
- Lekanis at the Beazley Archives
- Lekanis at the Perseus Project