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‖ lekane Gr. Antiq.|lɛˈkɑːneɪ|
[ad. Gr. λεκάνη a bowl or dish.]
A small shallow bowl, usually with handles and a cover. Also dim. lekanis (pl. -ides).
[1905H. B. Walters Hist. Anc. Pott. I. iv. 164 The word λεκάνη, however, seems to indicate a large bowl rather than a covered jar, and no satisfactory name has yet been found. ] Ibid. 177 A method of divination sometimes practised..consisted in placing waxen images in a lekane full of water.Ibid. xi. 469 A new form is that known as the lekane, a jar for holding sweetmeats; it has vertical handles and a cover of elaborate form, often surmounted by a small vase. 1918J. D. Beazley Attic Red-Figured Vases xix. 188 Milchhöfer mentions four lekanides in the style of the Meidias painter. Ibid., The toilet-vase called lekanis is rarely decorated with pictures before the free period. 1935Richter & Milne Shapes & Names Athenian Vases 23 The word λεκάνη..was widely used to signify flattish bowls employed for different purposes... The word lekanis, on the other hand, apparently signifies a bowl used for a special purpose. 1946G. M. A. Richter Attic Red-Figured Vases 13 The lekanis [was] a covered dish often used as a wedding present. 1950H. L. Lorimer Homer & Monuments vii. 448 The well-known Boeotian lekane in the British Museum. 1967R. S. Folsom Handbk. Gk. Pottery 132 Shapes of pots: Kantharos, tripod pyxis, lekane, skyphos, and cup. |
