Pyxis and lid

Museum number:
8-4180
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.50
Description:
Corinthian black-figure pyxis and lid; Corinthian clay; olive-black glaze; on body, frieze of panthers, siren, goat; filling of dense spots and a few rosettes; above frieze, two rows of dots between bands; on shoulder, “leaf-arch” pattern; underneath, concentric rings; dotted rim; glazed handles; lid: three rows of dots, linear ornament, rosette on knob. Height 14.0 cm (without lid); Diameter 16.3 cm; Height of lid, 4.0 cm; interior diameter of lid, 8.7 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Pyxes and Pyxis lids
Accession date:
November 12, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), S1975-1976 #16: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 9, 1975–April 22, 1981), S1981-1982 #26: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (December 18, 1981–September 29, 1982), S1982-1983 #36: Saint Mary’s College of California (1983–April 29, 1983), S1982-1983 #3: Crocker Art Museum (October 20, 1982–March 28, 1983), S1984-1985 #24: Santa Barbara Museum of Art (December 5, 1984–September 8, 1986), and S1996-1997 #5c: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (November 4, 1996–April 17, 1997)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Pyxis and lid, accession number 8-4180, described as Corinthian black-figure pyxis and lid; Corinthian clay; olive-black glaze; on body, frieze of panthers, siren, goat; filling of dense spots and a few rosettes; above frieze, two rows of dots between bands; on shoulder, “leaf-arch” pattern; underneath, concentric rings; dotted rim; glazed handles; lid: three rows of dots, linear ornament, rosette on knob. Height 14.0 cm (without lid); Diameter 16.3 cm; Height of lid, 4.0 cm; interior diameter of lid, 8.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Pyxis and lid, accession number 8-4180, described as Corinthian black-figure pyxis and lid; Corinthian clay; olive-black glaze; on body, frieze of panthers, siren, goat; filling of dense spots and a few rosettes; above frieze, two rows of dots between bands; on shoulder, “leaf-arch” pattern; underneath, concentric rings; dotted rim; glazed handles; lid: three rows of dots, linear ornament, rosette on knob. Height 14.0 cm (without lid); Diameter 16.3 cm; Height of lid, 4.0 cm; interior diameter of lid, 8.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Pyxis and lid, accession number 8-4180, described as Corinthian black-figure pyxis and lid; Corinthian clay; olive-black glaze; on body, frieze of panthers, siren, goat; filling of dense spots and a few rosettes; above frieze, two rows of dots between bands; on shoulder, “leaf-arch” pattern; underneath, concentric rings; dotted rim; glazed handles; lid: three rows of dots, linear ornament, rosette on knob. Height 14.0 cm (without lid); Diameter 16.3 cm; Height of lid, 4.0 cm; interior diameter of lid, 8.7 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pyxis and lid, accession number 8-4180, described as Corinthian black-figure pyxis and lid; Corinthian clay; olive-black glaze; on body, frieze of panthers, siren, goat; filling of dense spots and a few rosettes; above frieze, two rows of dots between bands; on shoulder, “leaf-arch” pattern; underneath, concentric rings; dotted rim; glazed handles; lid: three rows of dots, linear ornament, rosette on knob. Height 14.0 cm (without lid); Diameter 16.3 cm; Height of lid, 4.0 cm; interior diameter of lid, 8.7 cm.

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