Lagynoi of various provenances

2nd–1st c. BC.
NAM, A 2354, Α 2397, Α 2176, Α 2170

Lagynoi decorated with wreaths, ivy leaves, fruit bearing branches and musical instruments. The grey one bears moulded relief decoration depicting a Dionysiac thiasos (band). Having a widespread distribution across the eastern Mediterranean, these vases were extensively used in banquets and funerary ceremonies.