Vases Black-figure Pyxis Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)

Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)

Black-figure Greek; Athens · Pyxis · late 6th century BCE
<p>There is a continuous frieze around the body of the vessel consisting of seated draped youths, standing draped females, naked youths with spears, runners and young riders. The draped male figures, seated and standing, all seem to be youths (they wear long chitons and himatia) and hold staffs. The standing women have lost their added white paint. A single naked boy is introduced in the frieze behind one of the women. There are mock inscriptions (dots) in the field.</p>
Shape
Technique
Date
late 6th century BCE
Culture
Greece
Painter
Medium
terracotta, black-figure
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
1889.13
Image Source
chicago_cc0
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)