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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Pyxis
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Pyxis

AAT Object Techniquepainting (image-making)
AAT Object Form/Functionpyxides (personal use containers)
Possible OriginCorinth, Greece, Europe
Dateca. 590-570 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions6 1/8 x 6 7/16 x 6 7/16 in., 530 g (15.5 x 16.4 x 16.4 cm, 18 11/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.080
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (28 Fevrier 1974), lot 166.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, February 28, 1974, lot 166. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.  Photo by Kay Hinton.
early 6th Century BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2007.
mid 3rd Century BCE
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late 5th - early 4th Century BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2014.
ca. 760-730 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2009.
5th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE