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Although it is covered, as in a pyxis, and has one handle, as in a skyphos, this vase is a practical but rare combination of the two shapes.
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Title: Terracotta covered bowl with one handle
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 450–400 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: total H. x diameter 2 1/8 x 5 in. (5.4 x 12.7 cm); H. without cover 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Gisela M. A. Richter, 1923
Object Number: 23.43a, b
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