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Container (pyxis) with lid
Greek
Late Geometric II Period
735–700 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Robinson
Accession Number92.2598a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 279.
DescriptionPyxis with lid. Edges somewhat damaged. Lid and knob decorated with lines and dots. Body has lines, band of zig-zags, lines, band of dots; rest of body painted dark. Two holes on each side of lid match holes in body.
Provenance1882: Edward Robinson Collection (according to his Catalogue of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Vases, no. 9: purchased in Athens, 1882; said to have been found near Sounion); gift of Edward Robinson to MFA, February 10, 1892