Lid of pyxis 930.106.1.A with wave motifs in added paint - ROM2018_16897_58

ROM2018_16897_58

Lid of pyxis 930.106.1.A with wave motifs in added paint

Medium:Wheel-thrown earthenware, slip-painted with added paint
Geography: Made in Sicily; findspot unknown
Date: about 300 BC
Period: Hellenistic period
Dimensions:
1.6 x 5.8 cm
Object number: 930.106.1.B
On view
Gallery Location:Gallery of Greece
DescriptionAround the domed lid are dots and a spiral-wave pattern. The lid would once have had a disc-shaped knob which is now missing.
Cataloguer: Dr. John W. Hayes (ROM Staff active 1968 - 1992)
Cataloguer: Dr. Kate Cooper (2012 to present)
Collection:
Roman World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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