Knob of a Geometric Pyxis

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Knob of a Geometric Pyxis

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Date
8th century B.C.
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Department
Vessels
Institution
Getty Museum

Knob from the handle of a pyxis lid. The knob is composed of a squat bowl shape with a conical top and decorated with concentric bands and a single zone of dots at the widest part of the bulge. The knob may reproduce the shape and decoration of the original pyxis.

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