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Pyxis

Maker
Date7th century B.C.E.
GeographyCorinth, Greece, Europe
MediumTerracotta
Dimensionsoverall: 2 in. x 2 5/8 in. (5.1 cm x 6.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Harriet W. Allen (Class of 1924)
Object number1950.22.3
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Pyxis and lid
Greek
4th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1973.57
Pyxis
Greek
Corinthian period, 600-575 B.C.E.
Object number: 1950.22c
Pyxis
Greek
Mycenaean period, ca. 1300 B.C.E.
Object number: 1970.28
Cover of a pyxis: Heads of two women
Greek
Hellenistic period, 4th-3rd century B.C.E.
Object number: 1954.1b
Flat Pyxis
Greek
Middle Geometric II period, ca. 750 B.C.E.
Object number: 1971.18a-b
Vase: Young couple/matrons
Greek
Hellenistic period, 3rd century B.C.E.
Object number: 1967.11
Lekanis
Greek
Classical period, late 5th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1973.58a-b
Black-figure amphora: Dionysus and maenads/Wedding scene
Greek
Archaic period, late 6th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1973.56
Molded Vessel
Greek
4th-3rd century B.C.E.
Object number: 1986.215
Aryballos with a Winged Panther
Greek
Early Corinthian, late 7th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1915.5
Baby feeder
Greek
5th-4th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1986.204
Cup
Greek
Archaic period, 6th-5th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1986.198