Terracotta pyxis (box)

late 4th–early 3rd century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

On the lid, seated couple and Eros

Although the two works were acquired separately, the figured tondi were made from the same mold. The colors that are preserved quite well here indicate the original, brightly polychrome appearance of vases that were made for the tomb.
The pyxis 06.1021.253a, b comes from the same pair of burials as the loutrophoroi 06.1021.245 and 06.1021.249; the funnel-jar 06.1021.248a, b; and the two-handled vase 06.1021.246a, b.

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Title: Terracotta pyxis (box)
Period: Early Hellenistic
Date: late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Canosan
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
diameter 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1021.253a, b
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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