<p>This "pyxis" (small container) lacks its cover, which rested on the flat rim. Two holes indicate that both elements were suspended together on a cord. The simple decoration represents early Geometric decoration at its purest, without figural or animal additions.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2024' rel='external'>Pointed "Pyxis"</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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