Pyxis Lid

L-64-140B

From: Greece

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number L-64-140B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Corinthian
Provenience Greece
Manufacture Location Corinth
Period Late Corinthian I | Late Corinthian II
Date Made 570-500 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Buff ware, buff slip. Knob on top of lid which fits inside neck of pyxis. Brown painted decoration: bands around knob; central zone, groups of wavy lines; on edge, chequer pattern of dots. There is also a band of red paint around edge of knob.

Height 14.9 cm
Outside Diameter 8.8 cm
Other Number 91-66 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

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