Black glaze lekanis with lid Artist: Unknown

425–375 B.C.

Ancient Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Terracotta

Dimensions

other (Height with Lid): 9.8 cm(3 7/8 in.)
other (Width with Handles): 18.9 cm(7 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. William Witman II, B.A. 1935

Accession Number

1993.46.29a-b

Culture

Greek, Attic

Period

Late Classical

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Ambassador William Witman, II (1914–1978) and Melpomene Fafalios Witman (1919–2006), Washington D.C.; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1993
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions and Gifts 1993," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1994), 173
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

Technical metadata and APIs

IIIF

Open in Mirador

View IIIF manifest

The International Image Interoperability Framework, or IIIF, is an open standard for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. Visit iiif.io to learn more

Linked Art

API response for this object

Linked Art is a Community working together to create a shared Model based on Linked Open Data to describe Art.