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Attic Geometric Lid

Attic Geometric Lid

Geometric about 900 B.C.
Convex (bowl-shaped) with a long handle protruding from the center. The handle has a bulge about halfway up and a flaring lip. The bowl is decorated with concentric rings in brown and hatch marks around the rim. The handle has encircling rings up to the bulge and vertical lines above with more rings around the lip. Ornament is painted on white slip which is also present on the underside.
Technique
Geometric
Date
about 900 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Dimensions
H: 7.80 cm D: 13.50 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
82.AE.56.2
Image Source
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)