Ure Museum | Database

cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/30.11.3

Accession_Number

30.11.3

Shape

Pyxis lid

Shape_description

Tall, acorn shaped knob; gently sloping lid with vertical rim; underside impressed with faint spiral.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Corinthian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 7/6

Decoration

Central knob painted red. Paint red for black. On upper surface, band of lanceolate leaves framed by two thin lines, between two thick painted bands. Underside is reserved.

Inscriptions

Condition

Mended by two joining fragments and with section of rim missing. Paint has faded and top is dirty, making pattern hard to distinguish. Scratches on the surface and knob. Small chip to the top of the knob.Small chips around the vertical edge of the rim

Technique/Style

Provenance

Period

High Archaic / Late Archaic

Date

6 c. (?)

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2006.20.0150.jpg	Top view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing decor and acorn-shaped knob.
2006.20.0151.jpg	Bottom view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing the interior.
2006.20.0152.jpg	Oblique bottob view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing the rim and the acorn-shaped knob.
2006.20.0153.jpg	Oblique view od the exterior of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing the damage on the rim and the acorn-shaped knob.
2008.99.0633.jpg	Oblique top view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing decor and acorn-shaped knob.
2008.99.0634.jpg	Side view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing damage on the rim and acorn-shaped knob.
2008.99.0635.jpg	Side view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing acorn-shaped knob.
2008.99.0636.jpg	Oblique top view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing decor and acorn-shaped knob.
2008.99.0637.jpg	Top view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing decor and acorn-shaped knob.
2008.99.0638.jpg	Bottom view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing the interior.