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Box (pyxis)
Greek
Hellenistic Period
3rd–1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Glass, cast or wheel-made
Dimensions
4.3 x 11.3 cm (1 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Benjamin W. Crowninshield
Accession Number87.418
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDeep grass-green color; slight traces of iridescence; surface unpolished, two concentric incised rings on the bottom.
ProvenanceAccording to MFA Register of Glass: Benjamin W. Crowninshield Collection (bought by him in Athens in 1880-1881); gift of Benjamin W. Crowninshield to MFA, December 19, 1887