Lid
Pyxis
MS3439B
From: Italy | Etruria | Orvieto
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS3439B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Attic |
Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Orvieto |
Manufacture Location | Attica |
Date Made | 550-500 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Black Figure |
Iconography | Inscription | Horseman | Rider | Horse | Woman |
Description | Lid of Nicosthenic pyxis. Men, women, youths on horseback. On top of lid in reserved zone 4 horsemen separated by groups of two or more. The inscriptions are nonsense. MS 4865D joins MS 3439B. |
Outside Diameter | 17.2 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Riccardo Mancini; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1898 |
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