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Terracotta pyxis (box)

Attributed to the manner of the Meidias Painter
ca. 420–410 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 159
Aphrodite attended by ladies

The representation here shows the typical Athenian lady surrounded by attendants holding caskets and vases for oil. Its significance is altered by the inscriptions, which identify Aphrodite as the seated figure and her companions as Peitho (Persuasion), Hygeia (Health), Eudaimonia (Good Fortune), Eukleia (Good Repute), Eunomia (Good Order), Paidia (Play). The pyxis was undoubtedly a wedding gift.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta pyxis (box)
  • Artist: Attributed to the manner of the Meidias Painter
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 420–410 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H.: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
    Diam.: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
  • Object Number: 09.221.40a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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