THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN: A UNION OF CULTURES
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Milesian oinochoe (wine jug)

Modern imitation of a Corinthian pyxis (cosmetic box)

Classification
pyxis, cista; decorated vessels
Dimensions
jar: height x diameter: 5.3 × 6.7 cm lid: height x diameter: 2.19 × 4.62 cm
Date
1930s
Period
post-antique
Material
clay
Iconography
animal frieze; Gorgo; panther; ram; boar; chamois, ibex; owl; rosette; chessboard motif; tongue pattern
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Basch, Lóránt (1885–1966)
Inventory
77.16.1-2.A
ID
Hyp-108
References
Szilágyi, J. Gy. 1987, 30–36; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 22; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 25; Szilágyi, J. Gy. 2015
Trails
Poleis in the Archaic period
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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.