VesselsGreek7th-6th century BCE

Pyxis with Three Feet and Cover

c. 600 BCE

Description

Intact. Body: on outer side of each leg a siren; cover: series of concentric bands almost obliterated.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta; pale yellow clay with slip

Culture

Greek

Period

Orientalizing period to Archaic

Century

7th-6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7 x 8.4 cm (2 3/4 x 3 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Joseph Clark Hoppin, Purchased in Athens, 1898, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1925.

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