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Black-Gloss Pyxis and Cover

Black-Gloss Pyxis and Cover

Pyxis · 5th century BCE
Black-gloss pyxis with lid, inscribed "XENIADA" in Corinthian Greek letters along the rim; "X" incised under the base (this X has a vertical stroke). Interior of bowl covered with gloss, interior of lid reserved. Foot and rim of bowl and rim of lid chipped.
Shape
Pyxis
Period
Classical period
Date
5th century BCE
Culture
Greek
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1960.391.A-B
Image Source
harvard
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