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Pyxis
Attributed to: Kemai Group
Greek, South Italian
Early Hellenistic Period
320–270 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Campania
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, with black glaze and added white color
Dimensions
11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number89.266a-b
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Vase-Painting in Italy (MFA), no. 093.
DescriptionBlack rays decorate the underside of the rim. On the shoulder is a band of black palmettes separated by single lotus petals; below this is a wreath of white ivy leaves on a black band. On the lid there are two bands of plamettes separated by long tongues or petals. The inner palmettes are painted in black, the outer ones in white on a black ground.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Pio Marinangeli, Rome (MFA Register of Pottery: from Canosa); March 1889: purchased by R. Lanciani from Pio Marinangeli); purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1889