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Cosmetic box (pyxis)
Cosmetic box (pyxis)

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)
Credit LineSeth Kettell Sweetser Fund
Accession number1971.47
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
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
Restricted: For reference only
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