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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.

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Bottom view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing the interior.

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Oblique bottob view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing the rim and the acorn-shaped knob.

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Oblique view od the exterior of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing the damage on the rim and the acorn-shaped knob.

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Oblique top view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing decor and acorn-shaped knob.

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Side view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing damage on the rim and acorn-shaped knob.

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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.

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Top view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing decor and acorn-shaped knob.

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Bottom view of a Corinthian pyxis lid, showing the interior.
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height 4.8
Diameters 9.8
Handle_height 3.0
Other_dims. Depth of rim 0.9
Location 5.1.2
Edited_by Denise; Teifi; Jayne
Date_edited 18.08.2002; 01.09.2006; 14.6.22
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