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View: Lid, from above
Carved round box (pyxis) with Cupid holding basket and Cupid fishing
Roman
Imperial Period
probably 1st century A.D.
Place of Manufacture: possibly Egypt
Medium/Technique
Domestic cow bone
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Other (of lid): 3.8 x 12.7 cm (1 1/2 x 5 in.)
Other (max.): 3.8cm (1 1/2in.)
Other (of lid): 3.8 x 12.7 cm (1 1/2 x 5 in.)
Other (max.): 3.8cm (1 1/2in.)
Credit Line
Dora S. Pinter Fund and funds donated by the Visitors to the Department of Classical Art
Accession Number1981.86a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionCylinder shaped pyxis or small container, probably used for women's cosmetics.
On the lid, bust of a female like the Graeco-Egyptian goddess Isis; lid is in the form of a medallion inserted into a ring. On the body, two Erotes: Eros on the left holds out a wicker basket; Eros on the right is fishing and pulls a fish out of water with pole and line; between the two Erotes, a vertical thyrsos.
On the lid, bust of a female like the Graeco-Egyptian goddess Isis; lid is in the form of a medallion inserted into a ring. On the body, two Erotes: Eros on the left holds out a wicker basket; Eros on the right is fishing and pulls a fish out of water with pole and line; between the two Erotes, a vertical thyrsos.
Provenance1981, sold by Ronald and Noele Mele, Phoenix Gallery of Ancient Art, Westhampton Beach, NY, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 15, 1981)