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Cylindrical container (pyxis) and lid

Cylindrical container (pyxis) and lid

760–740 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Country of Origin, for CustomsGreece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic
DimensionsHeight: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Landon T. Clay
Accession number1970.232
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceJune 22-23, 1951, sale (auction 10), Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Basel, lot 394. December 13, 1969, sale (auction 40), Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Basel, lot 29, to Landon T. Clay, Boston; 1970, gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 11, 1970)
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