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Pyx

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Pyx

Date:: 19th–early 20th century (5th century style)
Geography:: Made in probably Antioch, Syria (?)
Culture:: Italian (?)
Medium:: Ivory
Dimensions:: Overall: 6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (15.5 x 11.5 cm)
Classification:: Ivories
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:: 17.190.240a, b

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