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(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Pyxis
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Pyxis

maker (Athens, 550 BCE - 500 BCE)
Date550-500 BCE
Place MadeAttica, Greece, Europe
MediumBlack figure terracotta
Dimensions3.2 x 3.8 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC1s44.a-b
eMuseum ID721278
EmbARK ObjectID11031
TMS Source ID287
Last Updated10/30/24
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 23.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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Agnolo Bronzino
about 1548-1552
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Unknown
1st century BCE
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Unknown
6th century BCE
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Unknown
3rd century BCE
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Unknown
3rd century BCE
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Kajikawa
mid 18th century
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Unknown
late 19th century
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Giovanni Bastianini
about 1860
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Benedetto da Maiano
about 1495