Marriage vase
- Description
- 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.
- Accession Loan No.
- 1891/2/8
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- marriage vase
- Simple Name
- vessel
- Full Name
- lebes gamikos, marriage vessel
- Dimensions
- footring diameter 105 mm; body diameter 170 mm; height height 280 mm
- Period Classification
- Classical - 500-336 BC
- Production Country
- South Italy
- Family Group
- Material
- ceramic; Red figure ware
- Collector / Excavator
- Kingdon, C, Dr
- Collection Country
- Greece?
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
