Marriage vase
This ancient Greek jar is called a Lebes Gamikos and was used in a marriage ceremony. It is decorated with plants and leaves and originally had a lid.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 1891/2/8
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Kingdon, C, Dr
- Material
- ceramicRed figure ware
- Common Name
- marriage vase
- Simple Name
- vessel
- Period Classification
- Classical - 500-336 BC
- Production Country
- South Italy
