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27 Vases whose Shape is "Pyxis"

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Ancona 3130, Attic Red Figure, White Ground, Pyxis
The birth of Aphrodite

Boston 1970.232, Attic Geometric, Pyxis
Pyxis with four plastically modeled horses decorating the lid

Boston 24.449, Corinthian, Pyxis
Lidded pyxis with animal frieze of siren (?) between sphinxes, panthers, an eagle, birds, and a bull.

Chicago 1905.343, Corinthian, Pyxis
Sphinx flanked by panthers.

Ferrara 20298, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
Delos, Leto, and her children

London 1920.12-21.1, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
Wedding Procession. Lid: Helios, Selene and Nyx.

London E 772, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
Hesperides? Women at fountain, with apple tree and snake.

London E 773, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
Women, labelled Helen, Clytemnestra, Cassandra, Iphigeneia, Danae.

London E 774, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
Wedding preparations

London F 473, Sicilian Red Figure, Pyxis
Side A: Seated ErosSide B: Seated woman

Louvre A 514, Attic Geometric, Pyxis
Most of the body is covered with bands of geometric ornament. Between the handles is a frieze comprised largely of a maeander, with a horse, shown profile toward the center of the vase, next to each handle.

Louvre CA 1857, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
The sides of the pyxis are decorated with images of women inside the house

Louvre CA 587, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
Women engaged in weaving and other household activities

Mississippi 1977.3.243, Attic Red Figure, White Ground, Pyxis
Greeks and Amazons.

Mount Holyoke 1932.BS.II.5, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
Woman, youth and maid.

New York 09.221.40, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
The retinue of Aphrodite

Philadelphia 30-41-1, Attic Geometric, Pyxis
Geometric ornament on the body and four plastic horses on the lid.

Philadelphia 30-41-2, Attic Geometric, Pyxis
Geometric ornament on the body and two (originally three) plastic horses on the lid.

Philadelphia MS5462, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
Lid: marriage of Herakles and Hebe.

Philadelphia MS5482, Corinthian, Pyxis
A single frieze of animals between ornamental bands.

RISD 24.002, Attic Geometric, Pyxis
Meander frieze on body.

RISD 25.086, Lucanian Red Figure, Pyxis
Tongues and geometric motifs

RISD 37.022, Geometric, Pyxis
Plastic horses on lid. Metopes on body: facing birds, quatrefoils, dots

Tampa 86.97a, b, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
Body: Ivy leaf. Lid: Woman and her maids.

Toledo 1963.29, Attic Red Figure, White Ground, Pyxis
Group of women

Worcester 1935.148, Attic Red Figure, Pyxis
Lid: Erotes with cocks. Pyxis: women and attendants

Würzburg L 120, Corinthian, Pyxis
On body, animal frieze. Lid: animal frieze.


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