pyxis
Object NameBox with Cover (Pyxis)
Made FromGlass
Date399-25 BCE
Place MadeCrete, possibly Southwest Coast
TechniqueCast, lathe-cut, polished
SizeOverall H: 6.1 cm; Cover Diam (max): 11 cm
Accession Number59.1.68
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionBox with Cover (Pyxis). (a) Translucent colorless glass with greenish and streaks of amethyst, somewhat bubbly with "soapy" feeling, limey incrustation on lid and interior of body, some copper carbonate stains on interior, possibly two small coins; cast, lathe-cut and polished. Thick short cylindrical wall with lathe-cut groove below rounded rim, wall bends in slightly before spreading out into flanged base with flat bottom; two wheel-cut grooves elaborate the upper surface of the base; both interior and exterior surfaces lathe-polished as light concentric scratches are evident all over the vessel. (b) Lid of same material; probably cast as above. Ground horizontal rim bends up into irregular domical cover, center of underside retains a slight circular lathe-cut depression, underside of rim possibly rotary ground.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
