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Lid of a container (pyxis)
Near: the Thaliarchos Painter
Greek
Archaic Period
525–515 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund and Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number10.216
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionLid of a red-figure pyxis with the figure of a partially bald man (dwarf?) with a fillet tied around his head, squatting and resting his hands on a staff.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Megara. Bought July 1901); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, June 2, 1910, for $4,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 10.159-10.230)