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Box (Pyxis) in the Form of a Composite Capital (lid)

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.b
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Location
107 Egyptian
Print
A pale blue-green faience lid, shaped like a decorative column capital, flares into scrolls at the top corners. Radiating fan-shaped plant motifs rise from a patterned base, their incised lines highlighted by muted glaze. A small hook projects from the center, while geometric zigzags band the bottom edge above a circular hole. The sandy surface transitions from a wide, curved top to a narrow, flat base.

Box (Pyxis) in the Form of a Composite Capital (lid)

305–30 BCE

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

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