Terracotta pyxis (box)

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late 4th–early 3rd century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On the lid, seated couple and Eros Although the two works were acquired separately, the figured tondi were made from the same mold. The colors that are preserved quite well here indicate the original, brightly polychrome appearance of vases that were made for the tomb. The pyxis 06.1021.253a, b comes from the same pair of burials as the loutrophoroi 06.1021.245 and 06.1021.249; the funnel-jar 06.1021.248a, b; and the two-handled vase 06.1021.246a, b.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 4th–early 3rd century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Canosan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906