Tall cylindrical pyxis with a lid

Made:
500-300
Tall cylindrical pyxis with a lid, flares out slightly at base

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Tall cylindrical pyxis with a lid, flares out slightly at base
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Tall cylindrical pyxis with a lid, flares out slightly at base, brownish-black glaze, decorated with incised lines, possibly Corinthian, Greece, 5th or 4th centuries BC

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A85151
Materials:
pottery
type:
box - container