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.
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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