Attic Marble Pyxi

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Attic marble pyxi. Carlos collection of ancient art. Elegant and rare example of a finely carved lidded greek pyxis a vessel associated with women in antiquity and generally used for holding items such as earrings and rings considered precious to the owner. To avoid potential data charges from your carrier we recommend making sure your device is connected to a wi fi network before downloading. Open content images tend to be large in file size.
4 3 4 x 2 15 16 in. Metropolitan museum of art new york. This example depicts the birth of aphrodite with eros on the left. 400 bce it is made entirely of pentelic marble.
The judgement of paris during the middle of the fifth century b c the white ground technique was commonly used for lekythoi oil flasks placed on graves and for fine vases of other shapes. Pyxis cosmetic jar date. 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. As classical painters sought to achieve ever more complex effects with the limited possibilities of red figure the white background gave new prominence to the glaze lines and polychromy.
A pyxis with sculpted decoration the pyxis was a shallow and circular lidded receptacle used by women for cosmetics and jewelry. Marble pyxis box late 5th early 4th century b c. The relief currently on display at the national archaeological museum in athens was found in 1870 in the kerameikos in athens which now houses a replica of it. Pyxides were lidded boxes used for storing small items such as jewellery.
The grave stele of hegeso most likely sculpted by callimachus is renowned as one of the finest attic grave stelae surviving today. Greek attic greek marble working of the classical period is generally associated with architecture and monumental sculpture. It stands 1 49m high and 0 92m wide in the form of a naiskos with pilasters and a pediment featuring palmette acroteria. Contact lowe s today to help with installing attic ladders or.
A red figure attic pyxis 460 450 bce. The rounded body is thoughtfully utilitarian with straight sides and deep basin for storage of small objects a slight ledge near the top. Pyxis cosmetic jar title. 12 1 x 7 5 cm object number.
Attic tripod pyxis with lid. A and b combined.