Pyxis
56-12-1A
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Greece | Attica
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 56-12-1A |
Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Attic |
Provenience | Greece | Attica |
Manufacture Location | Attica |
Period | Early Archaic Greek Period | Proto-Attic Period |
Date Made | 700-675 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Ceramic |
Description | On high fenestrated foot; on lid, around the knob, are black spiral hooks, bordered toward the edge by groups of strokes between concentric lines. The bowl glazed inside with reserved bands and groups of strokes on inner side of rim. Outside groups and rows of vertical zigzags between horizontal lines. On the handles, vertical strokes. On foot, between the narrow, oblong holes, compartments with black palmettes (with 3 and 4 leaves) and black loops. Foot has slight restorations. |
Height | 19.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 14.3 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Monnaies et Medailles, Basle, 1956 |
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