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Lid from a pyxis
Near Eastern, Syro-Hittite
Neo-Hittite Period
9th–8th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Steatite
Dimensions
Diameter lid: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number61.1075b
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionLid: circular with notches at bottom. Confronted ibexes on either side of stylized tree. Incised guilloche around circumference. Sides of lid decorated with rosettes in metopes all in relief.
ProvenanceBy 1961: with Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, PA; 1961: purchased by the MFA from Hesperia Art.
(Accession Date: October 11, 1961)
(Accession Date: October 11, 1961)