Terracotta box of a pyxis (small box)
With verical pierced lugs on either side and a profiled lip to hold a lid in place.
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With verical pierced lugs on either side and a profiled lip to hold a lid in place.
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Title: Terracotta box of a pyxis (small box)
Period: Early Cycladic I
Date: ca. 3000–2800 BCE
Culture: Cycladic
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions:
2 5/8 × 3 7/8 in. (6.7 × 9.8 cm)
Width (width w/ lugs): 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 2013
Object Number: 2013.1104.4
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