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Box (pyxis) cover

late 4th–3rd century B.C.
Place of ManufactureCycladic islands or Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueMarble, probably from the Greek island of Paros
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .019 H. .095 D.
Credit LineGift of Henry P. Kidder
Accession number81.352
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Henry P. Kidder Collection; gift of Henry P. Kidder to MFA, December 30, 1881
Bust of a boy with a braided sidelock
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
Torso of a youth (kouros)
about 560–550 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
about 480 B.C.
Left hand holding alabastron
about 470–450 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
late 5th century B.C.
Dionysos
about 340 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
4th century B.C.
Goddess or woman
about 325–300 B.C.
Female torso
2nd–1st century B.C.