Terracotta pyxis (box)

Attributed to the Canessa Painter

ca. 590–570 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

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Title: Terracotta pyxis (box)
Artist: Attributed to the Canessa Painter
Period: Middle Corinthian
Date: ca. 590–570 BCE
Culture: Greek, Corinthian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H.: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1021.21a, b
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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