Corinthian pyxis

Classification

pyxis, cista ; black-figure pottery

Culture

Greek (culture)

Dimensions

height: 15.1 cm (with lid). diameter: 16.7 cm

Date

585–570 B.C.

Period

Archaic Period (700–480)

Material

clay

Artist

Budapest Palmette Painter

Iconography

animal frieze ; sphinx ; lion ; siren ; dot pattern ; lotus palmette ; tongue pattern ; rays pattern ; rosette

Production place

Corinth

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Wartha, Vince (1844–1914); Budapest, Museum of Applied Arts

Inventory

50.251.1-2

ID

Hyp-43

References

Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 22, fig. 9; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 25, fig. 9; Haas-Lebegyev–Márton, CVA Hongrie 3, 101–102, pl. 46, 1–3, pl. 47, 1–2, pl. 48, 1–2, pl. 49, 1–2

Trails

Poleis in the Archaic period

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.