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Pyxis

Iron Age


Clay

4 5/16 x 3 11/16 x 3/16 in. (11 x 9.3 x 0.5 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: P.3421
Geography: Asia
Classification: Clothing and Adornments; Toilet Articles
Findspot: Beth Shemesh: 20 km west of Jerusalem in northwest lowland of Judah (Haverford excavations1928-1933)

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pyxides*
  • pyxides - Relatively small, squat lidded boxlike vessels for holding cosmetics and toilet articles in ancient Greece. Generally cylindrical in shape. Often found in the graves of women and warriors.

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<ref name=BMC>cite web |url=http://triarte.brynmawr.edu/objects-1/info/156026 |title=Pyxis |author=Bryn Mawr College Library Special Collections |accessdate=8/7/2022 |publisher=Bryn Mawr College</ref>

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