Myth & Lid

Lid: as a tool with the function of covering and closure the lid is often associated with a container. Speaking of myth the lid is often related to the revelation, discovery or opening of a box or crate containing something hidden because dangerous or yet undiscovered.

The most famous lid is surely the one of Pandora's Box that once opened released all the demons of the world, 

Jeweled lids associated to glass and gemstones gave birth to various interpretation connected with the practice of drinking.

Pandora's box, opening of the lid

Jeweled lid on antique glasses and their meanings

lid tomb