pyxis
- Museum number
- 1856,1226.155
- Description
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Wheel-made pottery pyxis.
Design red, white, and yellow on black ground.
On the cover, Gorgoneion in relief, painted white, with curly hair painted yellow; round it is a wave-pattern. On the body, maeander in perspective, edged white, with palmettes on stalks in the squares.
- Production date
- 330BC-300BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 19.05 centimetres
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Height: 10.16 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
For the maeander in perspective, cf. BM Vase F278.
- Location
- On display (G73/dc6)
- Acquisition date
- 1856
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1856,1226.155