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Accession_Number

45.10.7A-B

Shape

Pyxis

Shape_description

Tripodic pyxis (three-legs) with a lid, of cylindrical shape. There is a flat, disc-shaped, plastic ring that joins the body with the feet.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Fine pinkish-red

Munsell_color

5YR 6/6

Decoration

Lid: The top surface bears part of a central medallion (dots contoured by double, semi-spherical line), encircled by a black line, a red band, a broader black band and a red line. There is also an ivy spray between the last red line and a similar one. At the rim there is a rather careless tongue pattern, with inner dots (identical to the one of the central medallion, only frammed by thin, black lines). Sides: There is the representation of women pursued by the winged Eros. The naked Eros is flying and his himation with white spots on its top is falling over his forearm. At the level of his face there is an inscription, with white colour KALOS and underneath, KALH, above a bent fillet with thin, short, white lines emerging from its endings. The first of the women is headed right, having extended her right? hand towards Eros and holding and raising slightly her drapery (in order to run faster). Her head is missing, but she is probably looking backwards, to see the advancing Eros. The scene is reproduced again: Anoher Eros pursues another woman, who is running towards an altar? (rectangular, altar-shaped constuction, higher than the figures with a decoration of a large cross and dots in between). Among them there is again the inscribed KALOS, KALH. Many fragments have not survived, however this woman's head is not missing. She is looking backwards and wears a diadema, made of white lines. At the other side of the altar? there is another woman approaching it, having escaped the first Eros, but looking back to see him. She wears a white diadema and the same inscription is between her and the Eros. The scene is framed by two red, concentric lines (above and below the figures). The bottom surface is left reserved. Body: There is decoration of laurel stems and berries around the outer surface with details made of added white. This motif is framed (above and below with red, thick lines). The interior of both pieces is black. The feet have a black band on the side (ca 2 cm below their joining part to the body) and the rest of the surface is left reserved, apart from a black line at the rim. Half way up the inside surface of the feet there is a thin, black band. The base's central part is decorated with a broad black, circular band between thin black lines.

Inscriptions

Condition

Comprised of many rejoined piecesby (ca. 10 for the body and 25 for the lid), with some patches reconstructed. One of the legs and large areas of the base, body and lid are restored and repainted. The surface decoration on original pieces is largely intact, with faded white details, and some dark deposits. Decoration worn on the lower flange and the rim of the body, as well as the lower edge of the lid.

Technique/Style

Red figure

Provenance

Period

High Classical

Date

450

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.71.0002.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing (on the lid) a woman running to a door.
2003.71.0003.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing (on the lid) a woman running to the right, behind a winged male figure (probably Eros) flying to the right.
2003.71.0004.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing (on the lid) a woman running to the left (to a door) and a winged male figure (probably Eros) flying to the right.
2003.71.0006.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing (on the lid) a winged male figure (probably Eros) flying to the right and a woman running to the right.
2003.94.0090.jpg	Top view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing the black-gloss interior.
2003.94.0091.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing a laurel wreath between red bands.
2003.94.0092.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing a laurel wreath between red bands.
2003.94.0093.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing a laurel wreath between red bands.
2003.94.0094.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing a laurel wreath between red bands.
2003.94.0095.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing a laurel wreath between red bands.
2003.94.0096.jpg	Bottom view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing the base.
2003.94.0097.jpg	Top view of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing an ivy wreath between ovolo friezes and bands.
2003.94.0098.jpg	Bottom view of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing the black-gloss interior.
2003.94.0099.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing a woman running to a door.
2003.94.0100.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing a woman running to the left.
2003.94.0101.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing an Eros flying to the right.
2003.94.0102.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing an Eros flying to the right and a woman running to the right.
2003.94.0103.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing a woman running to the right.
2003.94.0104.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing a woman running to a door.
2003.94.0105.jpg	Oblique view, from above, of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing the top and sides of its lid.
2004.14.0001.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis with lid, showing a laurel wreath between red bands.
2004.14.0014.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis and its lid (left).
2004.14.0094.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing a laurel wreath between red bands.
2004.14.0095.jpg	Top view of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing an ivy wreath between ovolo friezes and bands.
2004.14.0098.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing a winged male figure (probably Eros) flying to the right and a woman running to the right.
2004.14.0099.jpg	Side view of an Attic red-figure pyxis, showing a laurel wreath between red bands.
2004.71.0001.jpg	Front view of an Attic red-figure pyxis with lid, showing exterior decoration showing a woman running.
2004.71.0002.jpg	Front view of an Attic red-figure pyxis with lid, showing exterior decoration showing Eros flying to the right.
2004.71.0004.jpg	Front view of an Attic red-figure pyxis with lid, showing exterior decoration showing a woman running to a door.
2004.71.0005.jpg	Front view of an Attic red-figure pyxis with lid, showing exterior decoration, showing an Eros flying to the right.
2004.95.0099.jpg	Top view of a tripodic pyxis, showing the black-gloss interior.
2004.95.0100.jpg	Side view of Attic red-figure pyxis.
2004.95.0101.jpg	Top view of the bottom of a Attic red-figure pyxis.
2004.95.0102.jpg	Top view of the top of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing exterior decoration.
2004.95.0103.jpg	Top view of the bottom of an Attic red-figure pyxis lid, showing the black-gloss interior.