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Pyxis
πυξίς
1977 vases
A lidded cylindrical box used for cosmetics, jewellery, or trinkets. Often decorated with women's domestic scenes, reflecting its association with the female sphere.
Function & Use
Container for cosmetics and jewellery
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1977 examples
Terracotta box of a pyxis
ca. 3200–2800 BCE
Terracotta box of a pyxis (small box)
ca. 3000–2800 BCE
Deckelpyxis mit Spiralverzierung (Hüttenpyxis)
3000-2000 v. Chr.
Terracotta pyxis (container) with lid
GEO
ca. 2500–1900 BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box) with lid
GEO
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
Terracotta alabastron (jar)
GEO
ca. 1600–1050 BCE
Terracotta alabastron (jar)
GEO
ca. 1600–1050 BCE
Pointed ""Pyxis""
GEO
6256
·
9th century BCE (Geometric)
Pyxis lid
GEO
ca. 900–700 BCE
Büchse mit Deckel (Attisch - geometrische Deckelpyxis)
GEO
860-840 v. Chr.
Pyxis with Knobbed Lid
c. 850-800 BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box with lid)
ca. 800–760 BCE
Horse Handle from a Pyxis Lid
c. 800-760 BCE
Pyxis and Lid with Two Standing Horses
6256
·
8th century BCE (Geometric)
Knob of a Geometric Pyxis
GEO
8th century B.C.
Geometric Horse Pyxis (Cylindrical Lidded Box)
GEO
c. 760–750 BCE
Geometric Horse Pyxis (Cylindrical Lid)
GEO
c. 760–750 BCE
Geometric Horse Pyxis (Cylindrical Box)
GEO
c. 760–750 BCE
Geometric Pyxis Lid
GEO
760–750 B.C.
Fayencegefäβ (Nordsyrische Reliefpyxis)
750-700 v. Chr.
Horse Handle from a Pyxis Lid
c. 750-735 BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box with lid)
ca 750 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a pyxis (box)?
late 6th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of an Nicosthenic pyxis (box)?
third quarter of the 6th century BCE
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
GEO
Greek; Athens
·
730-720 BCE
Terracotta fragment of a pyxis (box)?
490–480 BCE
Black-Figure Pyxis (Cylindrical Lidded Box): Animals
BF
500s BCE, with modern painting and incision
Black-Figure Pyxis (Cylindrical Lidded Box): Animals
BF
600s–500s BCE, with modern painting and incision
Terracotta pyxis (box)
7th century BCE
PYXIS (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-675 TO -625
PYXIS (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-675 TO -625
PYXIS (PROTOCORINTHIAN)
-675 TO -625
Terracotta fragment of a pyxis (box)?
late 6th/early 5th centuries BCE
Terracotta fragment of a pyxis (box) ?
5th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of a pyxis (box)
5th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of a pyxis (box)
5th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of a pyxis (box) ?
5th century BCE
Terracotta fragment of a pyxis (box) ?
5th century BCE
Terracotta fragments of a pyxis (box)
third quarter of the 6th century BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box)
BF
late 7th–6th century BCE
Terracotta tripod pyxis (box)
BF
ca. 620–590 BCE
Terracotta tripod-pyxis (box)
ca. 625–575 BCE
Pyxis with Three Feet and Cover
c. 600 BCE
Lid of a pyxis
ca. 600 BCE
Pyxis mit Deckel, korinthisch (Pyxis mit Deckel, Korinthische Pyxis mit Deckel)
BF
600-575 v. Chr.
Terracotta pyxis (cosmetic box)
BF
ca. 550 BCE
Terracotta pyxis (cosmetic box)
BF
6th century BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box)
BF
Attributed to the Canessa Painter
·
ca. 590–570 BCE
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
BF
the Ampersand Painter
·
580-570 BCE
Böotische Dreifuβdeckelbüchse mit zugehörigem Deckel
575-550 v. Chr.
Terracotta pyxis (box)
ca. 575–550 BCE
Dreifuβ (Attische Dreifuβbüchse)
575-550 v. Chr.
Pyxis with lid, miniature
the Swan Group
·
mid-6th century BCE
Corinthian Pyxis Lid
about 575 B.C.
Pyxis, tripodic, with cover
575-525 B.C.
PYXIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BF
-575 TO -525
Pyxis, tripodic, with cover
575-525 B.C.
Dreifuβ (Attische Dreifuβpyxis)
BF
Maler von Heidelberg
·
575-550 v. Chr.
Terracotta tripod kothon (vessel for perfumed oil)
BF
the Group of the Boeotian Dancers
·
mid-6th century BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box)
BF
mid-6th century BCE
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