2 2 cm 7 8 in.
Attic pyxis creater.
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Women carding wool depicted in the attic red figure drinking cup by the douris painter dated from around 480 470 bc found in vulci italy now on display in the altes museum in berlin germany.
Attic geometric pyxis 8th century bc.
The pyxis was a shallow and circular lidded receptacle used by women for cosmetics and jewelry.
Catalan museum of archaeology barcelona spain.
Los angeles county museum of art los angeles united states.
Attic black figure pyxis fragment comprised of 2 joined fragments.
Attic tripod pyxis with lid.
Attic geometric lidded pyxis unknown greece athens 800 760 b c furnishings ceramic.
Metropolitan museum of art new york.
This example depicts the birth of aphrodite with eros on the left.
Gift of herbert l.
Not on view due to temporary getty closure.
A pyxis πυξίς plural pyxides is a shape of vessel from the classical world usually a cylindrical box with a separate lid.
A red figure attic pyxis 460 450 bce.
Originally mostly used by women to hold cosmetics trinkets or jewellery surviving pyxides are mostly greek pottery but especially in later periods may be in wood metal ivory or other materials.
4 3 4 x 10 in.
Pyxides were lidded boxes used for storing small items such as jewellery.
Attic geometric lidded pyxis.
Attic red figure pyxis ca.
Attic geometric lidded pyxis unknown 800 760 b c.
A pyxis with sculpted decoration.
The knob of the lid assumes many different forms.
The knob usually found on the lid is replaced here by a remarkable sculpted group apparently representing a quadriga four horses harnessed abreast to a two wheeled chariot.
The goddess appears as a sprightly little girl being grasped by a comparatively mature eros.
Terracotta pyxis box with lid mid 8th century b c.
Birth of aphrodite on this pyxis women who normally sit rather languidly with their caskets and perfume flasks are galvanized into activity.
While pyxides are frequently found in burials they also may have served as a container for small objects during the owner s lifetime.
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