Cosmetic box (pyxis)
3rd century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueSilver with gold leaf
DimensionsHeight: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in)
Diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in)
Credit LineSeth Kettell Sweetser Fund
Accession number1971.47
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Not on viewClassificationsVessels
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ProvenanceBy 1971: with Galerie für Griechische, Römische und Byzantinische Kunst, 6 Frankfurt-Main, Germany (according to the recommendation for acquisition the pyxis was said to come from northwest Asia Minor and to have been known for years while in the possession of the Schmidt family in Frankfurt [this must have been an oral communication from the dealer]); purchased by MFA from Galerie für Griechische, Römische und Byzantinische Kunst, March 10, 1971
about 300 B.C.
late 1st century B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
3rd century B.C.
3rd century B.C.
3rd century B.C.
1st century A.D.
about 400–350 B.C.
4th century A.D.
2nd century B.C.
mid 6th century B.C.