Pyxis lid

Museum number:
8-11a
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.21
Description:
Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and Somzee Collection
Collection place:
Apulia, Southern Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Magna; Greece
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
May 20, 1901
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Pyxis lids
Accession date:
December 13, 1901
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 10 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-11a, described as Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.Hearst Museum object 2 of 10 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-11a, described as Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.Hearst Museum object 3 of 10 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-11a, described as Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.Hearst Museum object 4 of 10 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-11a, described as Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.Hearst Museum object 5 of 10 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-11a, described as Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.Hearst Museum object 6 of 10 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-11a, described as Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.Hearst Museum object 7 of 10 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-11a, described as Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.Hearst Museum object 8 of 10 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-11a, described as Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.Hearst Museum object 9 of 10 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-11a, described as Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.Hearst Museum object 10 of 10 titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-11a, described as Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pyxis lid, accession number 8-11a, described as Apulian red figure pyxis lid; knob broken off and repaired, chips in knob and rim; crack in medallion of knob; clay slightly reddened; black paint fired an uneven blackish red; upper surface of knob reserved with rosette in circle; A-B, head of woman to left, wearing sakkos, diadem, earring, and necklace; between heads, palmettes; wave pattern on rim. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.

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