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Source Description
The edge of the cover is decorated with a row of dentils between bands. On the top is a winged Victory kneeling on one leg beside an eagle. The surface is worn and discolored.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
18372
label
Pyxis Lid with Victory and Eagle
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
18372
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pyxis Lid with Victory and Eagle
description
The edge of the cover is decorated with a row of dentils between bands. On the top is a winged Victory kneeling on one leg beside an eagle. The surface is worn and discolored.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
pyxides
covers (closures)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.1
height
5.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 7/16 x D: 2 1/16 in. (1.1 x 5.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
ivory
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3ab367e804566cf8