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The pattern on the box of the pyxis is reminiscent of an organic material such as rush, grass, possibly even wood. Small lidded containers were certainly made of perishable materials that have now entirely disappeared.
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Title: Terracotta pyxis (cosmetic box)
Period: Archaic
Date: 6th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Boeotian
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: H.: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Samuel G. Ward, 1875
Accession Number: 75.2.19a, b
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