Miniature Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Ancient Greek
-300–-270
- Medium
- terracotta, with silhouette decoration
- Dimensions
- a (jar): 7.1 × 8.5 × 8.5 cm (2.82 × 3 .375 × 3.375 in) b (lid): 2.1 × 4 × 4 cm (.83 × 1.61 × 1.60 in) c (saucer): 2.5 × 13.3 × 13.3 cm (1 × 5.25 × 5.25 in)
- Genre
- ceramics
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
Greekvesselceramicsancient artwavesancient
About
The shoulder of this vase is decorated with a black ivy wreath with complex runners. Black lines appear on the handles and between them, as well as on the short neck.
