Pyxis lid

Museum number:
8-996
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Accession number:
Acc.8
Description:
Companion Red-figure pyxis lid; intact; some incrustation; black glaze fired red in part; knob in two degrees; conical lid with downturned, concave rim; glazed black with non-figural decoration on body: tendril pattern in yellow, with dots in interstices, between red and white bands; upper red band decorated with yellow dots.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Orvieto, Umbria, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Arthur L. Frothingham
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Pyxis lids
Accession date:
February 4, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-996, described as Companion Red-figure pyxis lid; intact; some incrustation; black glaze fired red in part; knob in two degrees; conical lid with downturned, concave rim; glazed black with non-figural decoration on body: tendril pattern in yellow, with dots in interstices, between red and white bands; upper red band decorated with yellow dots.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-996, described as Companion Red-figure pyxis lid; intact; some incrustation; black glaze fired red in part; knob in two degrees; conical lid with downturned, concave rim; glazed black with non-figural decoration on body: tendril pattern in yellow, with dots in interstices, between red and white bands; upper red band decorated with yellow dots.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-996, described as Companion Red-figure pyxis lid; intact; some incrustation; black glaze fired red in part; knob in two degrees; conical lid with downturned, concave rim; glazed black with non-figural decoration on body: tendril pattern in yellow, with dots in interstices, between red and white bands; upper red band decorated with yellow dots.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-996, described as Companion Red-figure pyxis lid; intact; some incrustation; black glaze fired red in part; knob in two degrees; conical lid with downturned, concave rim; glazed black with non-figural decoration on body: tendril pattern in yellow, with dots in interstices, between red and white bands; upper red band decorated with yellow dots.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-996, described as Companion Red-figure pyxis lid; intact; some incrustation; black glaze fired red in part; knob in two degrees; conical lid with downturned, concave rim; glazed black with non-figural decoration on body: tendril pattern in yellow, with dots in interstices, between red and white bands; upper red band decorated with yellow dots.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-996, described as Companion Red-figure pyxis lid; intact; some incrustation; black glaze fired red in part; knob in two degrees; conical lid with downturned, concave rim; glazed black with non-figural decoration on body: tendril pattern in yellow, with dots in interstices, between red and white bands; upper red band decorated with yellow dots.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-996, described as Companion Red-figure pyxis lid; intact; some incrustation; black glaze fired red in part; knob in two degrees; conical lid with downturned, concave rim; glazed black with non-figural decoration on body: tendril pattern in yellow, with dots in interstices, between red and white bands; upper red band decorated with yellow dots.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-996, described as Companion Red-figure pyxis lid; intact; some incrustation; black glaze fired red in part; knob in two degrees; conical lid with downturned, concave rim; glazed black with non-figural decoration on body: tendril pattern in yellow, with dots in interstices, between red and white bands; upper red band decorated with yellow dots.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-996, described as Companion Red-figure pyxis lid; intact; some incrustation; black glaze fired red in part; knob in two degrees; conical lid with downturned, concave rim; glazed black with non-figural decoration on body: tendril pattern in yellow, with dots in interstices, between red and white bands; upper red band decorated with yellow dots.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-996, described as Companion Red-figure pyxis lid; intact; some incrustation; black glaze fired red in part; knob in two degrees; conical lid with downturned, concave rim; glazed black with non-figural decoration on body: tendril pattern in yellow, with dots in interstices, between red and white bands; upper red band decorated with yellow dots.

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