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THBGreek Bronze Lidded Pyxis - Abstract Birds
Lot 12f
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2018-08-02 10:00:00
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Featuring two incredible collections - one in storage for more than 20 years! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring two incredible collections - one in storage for more than 20 years! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Ancient Greece, Geometric period, ca. 8th century BCE. A lidded pyxis presenting an ever-so-slightly flatted, globular body, a pair of wonderful bird protomes at the rim - the necks adorned by incised striations, and a flared ornament at the lower end. The lid also shows bird protomes and a single vertical post/handle. This form of pyxis is called a "sickle" type, since its shape resembles that of a sickle, most likely used to hold perfumed oils or precious objects. Perforations just before the protomes of the lid and container were used to fasten the piece together in order to safeguard the contents and allow the pyxis to be suspended via the protruding central element with its double perforations. A wonderful example with a surface that presents lustrous, almost reflective areas as well as beautiful verdigris patina. Size: 4.5" H (11.4 cm); 5.125" H (13 cm) on included custom stand. Size: 4" H (10.2 cm); 4.375" H (11.1 cm) on included custom stand.
Such pyxides have been found in necropoleis. Based upon the positioning of these pieces in the grave, experts believe that these pieces were suspended from the belts of the deceased. While two pyxides of a similar form were found at Samos, the type is believed to have originated in Macedonia.
See a similar example listed with Antiquities.com by Aphrodite Ancient Art for $3,900 - http://www.antiques.com/classified/Antiquities/Ancient-Greek/Antique-GREEK-GEOMETRIC-LIDDED-PYXIS
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#137177Missing knob to handle. Tiny nicks to rim of lid. Otherwise excellent with gorgeous green patina.Condition
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