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Knob of a Geometric Pyxis

Geometric Pyxis · 8th century B.C.

Knob from the handle of a pyxis lid. The knob is composed of a squat bowl shape with a conical top and decorated with concentric bands and a single zone of dots at the widest part of the bulge. The knob may reproduce the shape and decoration of the original pyxis.

Shape

Pyxis

Technique

Geometric

Date

8th century B.C.

Culture

Greek (Attic)

Dimensions

H: 6.70 cm W: 5.60 cm

Museum

J. Paul Getty Museum