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Collection Online as of September 17, 2026

A turquoise faience vessel features a cylindrical body topped by a conical lid. Muted blue-green glaze covers the surface, punctuated by brown wear patches and fine pitting. Delicate black lines illustrate tall marsh plants and birdlike figures across the exterior, while radiating lines converge at the lid's pointed apex. A small hole is visible near the upper rim. The lid's edge slightly overlaps the container, finishing its tapered, weathered silhouette.

Pyxis with Lid

c. 1901–1525 BCE

Egypt, Middle Kingdom

(2040–1648 BCE)–New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE)
turquoise faience with black decoration
Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); Diameter of box: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.609
Location: 107 Egyptian
  • Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 5, fig. 5
    Griffin, Patricia, "Faience: A Lost Art", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 38 no. 05, May 1998 Mentioned & reproduced: p. 9 archive.org
    Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. Reproduced: p. 170-171, 50; Mentioned: p. 170-171
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