Pyxis (toiletry box) from the collection of Ripon College | Artwork Archive

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Pyxis (toiletry box), Late 4th century BCE
Clay
4 x 4.3125 in (10.16 x 10.95 cm)
Inv: EC.53.25a

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Slightly concave cylindrical body painted with palmettes in black slip. Hellenistic, Italy, probably Caeretan.

Subject Matter: Containers, Vessels
Collections: Antiquities Collection

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