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.