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Spool Pyxis
Unknown2700–2200 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The body of a marble pyxis with lid (91.AA.65.2) in the shape of a cylindrical spool with a broad projecting base. The walls of the vessel are decorated with incised lines. The base is pierced with four holes that may have been threaded with string to keep container closed.
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Details
- Title: Spool Pyxis
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 2700–2200 B.C.
- Location Created: Cyclades, Greece
- Physical Dimensions: 3.3 × 4.9 cm (1 1/4 × 1 15/16 in.)
- Type: Pyxis
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Marble
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 91.AA.65.1
- Culture: Cycladic
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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