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Pyxis
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About this work
Pyxides came in a huge variety of sizes, shapes, and materials in the ancient world. Images of pyxides in Greek art often show them being used by women, which has led scholars to believe that they may have been used to hold jewelry or cosmetics. This pyxis is one of few surviving examples made from stone, signifying that it may have had an elite owner.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePyxis, 400–300 BCE. Greece, Attic. Marble; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); overall: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.); diameter of lid: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.759
