Greek Red-Figure Lidded Pyxis, Apulian, c. 5th - 3rd Century B.C.

(Greeek Lidded Pyxis)

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Item No.
29.35778
Culture
Greek, c. 5th - 3rd Century B.C. 
Item Details.
Ceramic blackware lidded pyxis with integrally moulded faux handles to the shoulder and neck, the lid with radiating black strokes, central rings, the jar with palmettes beneath the handles, radiating black strokes to the shoulder, two profile ladies of fashion between scrolled tendrils.

Provenance: Property of a gentleman, acquired by his grandfather in the 1920s, thence by descent.

Size
7.8 cm total H (including lid) - 3 1/16 inches
Material
Terracotta 
Condition
Intact 
Categories
Live Auction 24
Price.
US$ 1600
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