Illustration
A red-figure Attic Lekanis, 400-300 BCE. (Provenance: Spina Necropolis). Lekanides were often used for serving food where the lid could be overturned and its handle became a foot. The woman depicted here holds a tympanon or drum.
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Sani, E. (2013, May 17). Attic Lekanis. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1228/attic-lekanis/
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Sani, Egisto. "Attic Lekanis." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 May 2013. Web. 18 Apr 2024.
