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Pyxis depicting the meeting of Odysseus and Nausikaa
Greek
Classical Period
About 420 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Height: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.); diameter: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.18a-b
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionCircular pyxis decorated with laurel wreath; cover representing the meeting of Odysseus and Nausikaa. Names inscribed: (add Greek) Missing: knob and part of the rim (restored) of cover; small pieces of box.
On the cover of this small container, the vase painter has represented the meeting of Odysseus and Nausikaa.
On the cover of this small container, the vase painter has represented the meeting of Odysseus and Nausikaa.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; January 19, 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 74,100.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 04.6-04.37)