Rare, Iron-Age Mycenaean Pyxis

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  • Size

    10cm(H) x 12.5cm(D) / 4"(H) x 5"(D)

  • Condition

    Excellent

    Some light restoration work and a few surface marks here and there.

  • Full Description

    Rare, Iron-Age Mycenaean Pyxis

    Mycenaean III period, 1400-1100 BC

    Buff earthenware pyxis of atypical form with creamy-tan slip and applied reddish-brown decoration consisting of banding to the body, cross-hatching to the shoulder and similar banding to the neck; Three crescentic shaped handles, rounded in section situated at the shoulders; Flattened base-ring with a series of applied concentric circles.