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Tripod Pyxis

Unknownabout 540 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The bowl of the pyxis has a torus rim, supported by three legs, each with a torus base molding. Leg A: Herakles (in a short chiton) and the Lion flanked by two males clothed in himatia, both holding rings or fillet. Leg B: man courting naked long-haired youth (erastes and eromenos) between naked youths and clothed males (parts of the legs and feet of the figures missing). Leg C: Theseus (in short chiton) and the Minotaur flanked by a pair of youths clothed in himatia, each holding a ring or fillet.

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  • Title: Tripod Pyxis
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: about 540 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 4.6 × 8.4 cm (1 13/16 × 3 5/16 in.)
  • Type: Pyxis
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 86.AE.142.1
  • Culture: Greek (Attic)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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