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PYXIS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
PYXIS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Black-figure
Sophilos
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Pyxis
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-600 to -550
A: LIONS | B: SIRENS | C: SPHINXES | Lid: ANIMAL FRIEZE, SPHINXES, PANTHERS, LION, GOAT | On rim: ANIMAL FRIEZE, FLORAL, LOTUS PALMETTE CROSS BETWEEN SIRENS, BETWEEN PANTHERS, BOARS, SIREN BETWEEN LIONS
Shape
Pyxis
Technique
Black-figure
Date
-600 to -550
Culture
ATHENIAN
Painter
Sophilos
Attribution
Attributed
Museum
Boston (ma), Museum Of Fine Arts
Accession Number
F560
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)