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Lidded Geometric Pyxis

Dateca. 750 B.C.E.

Place createdAttica, Greece, Europe

Mediumclay with painted decoration

Dimensions8 11/16 × 12 3/8 in. (22 × 31.5 cm)

ClassificationsHuman Remains, Tomb and Funerary Art

DepartmentSouth Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

Credit LineMuseum Purchase: Gift of Mrs. J. Louis Ransohoff, by exchange

Accession Number1989.111

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