A South Italian red-figure pottery lekanis and lid, the lid with two female heads in profile, each wearing an open-ended sakkos, divided by palmettes -- 5in. (12.7cm.) across handles; and another two lids, similar, with details in added white -- 4 1/8in. (10.4cm.) across av., all late 4th Century B.C. (4)

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A South Italian red-figure pottery lekanis and lid, the lid with two female heads in profile, each wearing an open-ended sakkos, divided by palmettes -- 5in. (12.7cm.) across handles; and another two lids, similar, with details in added white -- 4 1/8in. (10.4cm.) across av., all late 4th Century B.C. (4)

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