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Knob of a Geometric Pyxis (Profile)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Knob from the handle of a pyxis lid. The knob is composed of a squat bowl shape with a conical top and decorated with concentric bands and a single zone of dots at the widest part of the bulge. The knob may reproduce the shape and decoration of the original pyxis.
Details
- Title: Knob of a Geometric Pyxis (Profile)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 8th century B.C.
- Location Created: Greece (Attica)
- Physical Dimensions: 6.7 × 5.6 cm (2 5/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
- Type: Pyxis
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 75.AE.29
- Culture: Greek (Attic)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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