Vases Red-figure Pyxis Pyxis with Bust of a Dog
Pyxis with Bust of a Dog
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Pyxis with Bust of a Dog

Red-figure 6256 · Pyxis · 4th century BC (Classical)
<p>The lid of this red-figure pyxis depicts the head, neck, and chest of a dog, to the right in profile with a collar around its neck.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.82' rel='external'>Pyxis with Bust of a Dog</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Inscription
[Translation] Graffito on bottom of base and underside of lid: NZ
Shape
Technique
Date
4th century BC (Classical)
Culture
Greek
Painter
Dimensions
H: 16.00 cm W: 2.00 cm
Medium
terracotta
Museum
Walters Art Museum
Accession Number
48.82
Image Source
walters_cc0
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)