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Box (pyxis)

3rd–1st century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGlass, cast or wheel-made
Dimensions4.3 x 11.3 cm (1 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Benjamin W. Crowninshield
Accession number87.418
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceAccording to MFA Register of Glass: Benjamin W. Crowninshield Collection (bought by him in Athens in 1880-1881); gift of Benjamin W. Crowninshield to MFA, December 19, 1887
Lid
3rd–1st century B.C.
Lid
3rd–1st century B.C.
Box (pyxis)
late fifth century B.C.
Lid
3rd–1st century B.C.
Lid
3rd–1st century B.C.
Box (pyxis)
4th–1st century B.C.
Box (pyxis)
3rd–1st century B.C.
Group shot: 94.197, 94.134, 72.459, 94.196, 93.135, 72.449, 97.233, 88.326, 93.51, 97.238, 97.2…
3rd–1st century B.C.
Lid
3rd–1st century B.C.
Lid
3rd–1st century B.C.
Oil flask (aryballos)
1st–2nd century A.D. or later
Facet-cut beaker
Mid–late 1st century A.D.