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Pyxis
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Cylindrical bone pyxis with a lid attached by a bronze hinge and latch. Holes for a second, now lost, attachment are present on the opposite side. The exterior of the cylinder and lid is decorated with carved lines and raised bands. The top of the lid bears incised concentric circles and a carved spherical knob-handle.
Some chipping. The green discoloration is caused by the bronze hinge.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
[C. Dikran Kelekian Antiquities New York] 1979 sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University (1979-2012) transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums 2012.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University
Title: Pyxis
Description:
Cylindrical bone pyxis with a lid attached by a bronze hinge and latch.
Holes for a second, now lost, attachment are present on the opposite side.
The exterior of the cylinder and lid is decorated with carved lines and raised bands.
The top of the lid bears incised concentric circles and a carved spherical knob-handle.
Some chipping.
The green discoloration is caused by the bronze hinge.
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