Pyxis lid with bird's head terminals
Pyxis lid with bird's head terminals

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Pyxis lid with bird's head terminals,

late 8th–early 7th century BCE

Greek
Geometric
1996-299

Information

Title
Pyxis lid with bird's head terminals
Dates

late 8th–early 7th century BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
2.8 x 10.7 x 2.1 cm (1 1/8 x 4 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sol L. and Colleen Y. Rabin
Object Number
1996-299
Place Made

Europe, Thessaly or Macedonia, Northern Greece

Culture
Greek
Period
Geometric
Type
lids, metalwork, pyxides
Materials
bronze
Subject
birds

Given to the Museum by Sol and Colleen Rabin

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