Attic red-figure pyxis

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Attic red-figure pyxis
Attic red-figure pyxis
Artist/Maker
Datelate 5th century B.C.E.
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall (Height): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Rim (Diam.): 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) Base (Diam.): 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.32
Not on view
DescriptionTwo Nike figures fly to right. No lid.
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Additional Details

Alternate Titles Cosmetics container depicting two Nike figures
Exhibition History 2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).

1987
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Vases: The Hamilton College Collection," March 14 - May 11, 1987 (cat. no. 32).
Provenance 1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Published References ANCIENT VASES FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION AND THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1987), 31.
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Pho…
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