Black-Gloss Pyxis and Cover
5th century BCE
Description
Black-gloss pyxis with lid, inscribed "XENIADA" in Corinthian Greek letters along the rim; "X" incised under the base (this X has a vertical stroke). Interior of bowl covered with gloss, interior of lid reserved. Foot and rim of bowl and rim of lid chipped.
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