Greek Lidded Lebes Gamikos w/ Pair of Dogs ancient Condition: Some stable cracks

Greek Lidded Lebes Gamikos w/ Pair of Dogs ancient Condition: Some stable cracksAn excellent object for the dog lover in you! Super cool ancient Greek blackware decorated with a pair of sight hounds, likely pharaoh hounds, and beautiful ivy trailing. The lebes gamikos or "nuptial lebes" was used in marriage ceremonies and is literally translated as "marriage vase." Lebetes gamikoi (plural) are identified by their round bottoms, double handles, and matching lids. The lids and bodies often become separated over the centuries,

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