Greek Apulian Red Figure Globular Pyxis, South Italy, Attributed to the Follower of the Stoke-on-Trent Painter, c. 330-320 B.C.

(Greek Pyxis)

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Item No.

34.37369

Culture

Greek, Apulian, South Italy, c. 330-320 B.C. 

Item Details.

Decorated on two sides with the profile head of a lady of fashion wearing the saccos headdress separated by palmettes. The base with a band of laurel leaves.

The skyphoid pyxis was a very popular cosmetic vase type in the Greek Colony of Sicily.

Provenance: The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory, 5th Baronet of Coryton, acquired at Sotheby's, 21 May 1984.

Size

15.5 cm H (including knob) - 6 1/8 inches - 12.3 cm D - 4 13/16 inches

Material

Terracotta 

Condition

Intact 

Categories

Greek

Price.

US$ 1600

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