Pyxis
- Description
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A ‘pyxis’ was used by women in ancient Greece to store their cosmetics or trinkets. This pot is suitably decorated with scenes of a lady with her attendants.
This item belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death. - Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/536
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- pyxis
- Simple Name
- vessel
- Full Name
- cosmetic pot; pyxis
- Dimensions
- whole height 115 mm; without lid height 90 mm; foot height 19 mm; lid base diameter diameter 123 125 mm mm
- Production Person Surname
- London D12 Painter
- Cultural Group
- Greek
- Period Classification
- Archaic - 1100-500 BC
- Production Year Low
- -475
- Production Year High
- -425
- Production Town
- Athens?
- Production County
- Attika
- Production Country
- Greece
- Family Group
- Material
- pottery; terracotta; Red figure ware
- Function Name
- storage
- Function Detail
- cosmetics or trinkets
- Collector / Excavator
- Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Continent
- Europe
