Black-figure pyxis-lid, related to the Swan Group: Bird
Black-figure pyxis-lid, related to the Swan Group: Bird

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Black-figure pyxis-lid, related to the Swan Group: Bird,

6th century BCE

Greek, Attic
y1937-258

Information

Title
Black-figure pyxis-lid, related to the Swan Group: Bird
Dates

6th century BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
diam. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Object Number
y1937-258
Culture
Attic
Period
Black-figure
Type
lids, vessels (containers), ceramics, pyxides
Materials
glaze, ceramic
Subject
dots, stripes, birds

Unknown provenance; possibly part of the Old Collection; with the Museum by at least 1937

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