Lebes Gamikos II

65-39-2

From: Italy | Campania | Pompeii Area

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 65-39-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture South Italian
Provenience Italy | Campania | Pompeii Area
Date Made 299-200 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Glaze
Description

Thick disk base. Deep body broadest at shoulder. Low collar rim. Thick loop handles set vertically on shoulder; beside each point of attachment a roughly conical pellet. Metallic black glaze over all exterior and around interior of rim. Pale buff clay. Intact.

Height 21.5 cm
Outside Diameter 16.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Richard W. Sears II, 1965

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