An Attic Pyxis with Lid, Middle Geometric I, 2nd half of the 9th Century B.C.

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

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Description

An Attic Pyxis with Lid
Diameter 7 3/4 in. 19.7 cm.

with low foot-ring, broad pyriform body, and flat lid with knob in the form of a pyxis resting on a ribbed stand, the body and lid painted in brown with registers of encircling bands, zigzags, dots, and rays, holes on the inner rim and perimeter of the lid for attachment.

Provenance

Swiss private collection, acquired between 1960-1980 (Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, Auktion 5: Kunstwerke der Antike, September 23rd, 2005, no. 11, illus.)

Catalogue Note

For a related example see J.N. Coldstream, Greek Geometric Pottery, London, 1968, pl. 3,f-h. Also see P. Birchler, Vases grecs d'époque géométrique : (Xe - VIIe siècle avant J.-C.) : collection du Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève, Geneva, 1990, no. 3, cover illus. The most recent and complete study of this type of vessels is by B. Bohen, Die geometrischen Pyxiden (Kerameikos, vol. 13), Berlin, 1988.