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Source Description
This pyxis, or cylindrical box, is an exquisite example of Roman luxury glassware, used to hold cosmetics or precious jewelry. Cylindrical in shape with a knob on the cover; stratified: green, white, yellow, blue.
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Document identity
localId
14002
label
Pyxis
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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14002
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pyxis
description
This pyxis, or cylindrical box, is an exquisite example of Roman luxury glassware, used to hold cosmetics or precious jewelry. Cylindrical in shape with a knob on the cover; stratified: green, white, yellow, blue.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be found near Jerusalem]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 1st century BC (Early Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Glasswares
boxes (containers)
covers
pxyides
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.8
height
4.2
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 1 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.8 × 4.2 cm); H of box: 1 5/16 × 1 9/16 in. (3.4 × 4 cm); H of lid: 1 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (2.8 × 4.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
glass, gold leaf
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
454
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photo
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photo
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photo
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