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Box (Pyxis) in the Form of a Composite Capital

305–30 BCE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty

(305–30 BCE)
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Medium
pale robin's-egg blue faience
Measurements
Box: 11.4 x 10.8 x 2 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 13/16 in.); Lid: 11.2 x 10.8 x 3.1 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Shelby White; Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; and, by exchange, The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1987.127.a
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Location
107 Egyptian
Print
A pale robin's-egg blue faience vessel takes the form of a stylized column capital. Three shallow compartments divide the surface: a rectangular top section above two symmetrical, scroll-like leaves. A rectangular plinth at the base features a central circular perforation. The textured glaze displays fine pitting and dark speckles, with minor abrasions along the raised edges.

Box (Pyxis) in the Form of a Composite Capital

305–30 BCE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)

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