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Collection Online as of March 25, 2025

Pyxis with Lid

c. 1901–1525 BCE
(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.a
Location: 107 Egyptian
  • Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • 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
  • CMA 1916, no. 115, p. 216, pl. 341; CMA 1982, no. 5 (entry by Arielle P. Kozloff)
  • {{cite web|title=Pyxis with Lid|url=false|author=|year=c. 1901–1525 BCE|access-date=25 March 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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