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South Italian Terracotta Lekanis in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 2010

South Italian Terracotta Lekanis in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 2010
Terracotta lekanis (dish)
Greek, South Italian, Apulian, red-figure, ca. 340-330 BC
Attributed to the Phrixos Group
Interior, dolphin surrounded by marine creatures
Exterior, women and youths

Accession # 1989.281.61

Fish, crustaceans, and other marine life figure prominently in the subject matter of South Italian vase-painting. Here, a sea-perch swims below the dolphin, and the surrounding band contains a torpedo, a sea-perch, a dog fish, a gray mullet, and a triton's trumpet. The fish are framed by a vine tendril, and the reverse includes bunches of grapes.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

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