Classic art with a reimagined attic tripod pyxis with lid athens greece about 540 b c terracotta.
Pyxis bowl with lid function attic greece.
The visible parts of the pale clayvessel were painted brown black before firing.
Serving function and beauty of the form equally.
Attic middle geometric ii 1 800 760 b c.
Attic red figure pyxis ca.
Some other are inspired from the ancient greek art and civilization.
A pyxis πυξίς plural pyxides is a shape of vessel from the classical world usually a cylindrical box with a separate lid.
Terracotta pyxis box with lid mid 8th century b c.
This pyxis which has concave sides a flange over the base and a flat lid with a handle in the shape of a pomegranate is attributed to the euaion painter who was a follower of douris.
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Attic tripod pyxis with lid athens greece about 540 b c terracotta.
Ancient greek attic geometric pyxis.
Attic late geometric pyxis with four horses on the lid.
Feb 11 2015 pyxis with lid clay greek late geometric iα period 760 750 bc cycladic art museum.
Most of the items i m selling are copies of museums exhibits.
Originally mostly used by women to hold cosmetics trinkets or jewellery surviving pyxides are mostly greek pottery but especially in later periods may be in wood metal ivory or other materials.
800 b c ancient greek pottery with lid pyxis copy.
Greek attic while pyxides are frequently found in burials they also may have served as a container for small objects during the owner s lifetime.
Attributed to the euaion painter.
The knob usually found on the lid is replaced here by a remarkable sculpted group apparently representing a quadriga four horses harnessed abreast to a two wheeled chariot.
The pyxis was a shallow and circular lidded receptacle used by women for cosmetics and jewelry.
English private collection the roundish body of our pyxis with its flat bottom was turnedon the wheel.
The relatively flat lid and its ribbed knob were likewiseturned on the wheel and then joined.