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Lidded Pyxis (Cosmetic Box)

Date 5th century B.C. (?)
Object type vessel
Medium, technique carved, marble
Dimensions

height: 8.7 cm; diameter: 13.5 cm

Inventory number 4726.1-2
Collection Classical Antiquities
On view Museum of Fine Arts, Basement Floor, Classical Antiquity, Eros – Dionysos – Thanatos

Tall, cylindrical pyxis (container) with a flaring, disc-shaped base and three legs. The lid is wider than the body and is decorated with concentric circles. The handle is also cylindrical.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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