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Pyxis Type A (Shape, Concept)

Canonical URI: https://kerameikos.org/id/pyxis_type_a

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Pyxis Type A (en), Pyxis Typ A (de), πυξίδα τύπου Α (el)Additional labels

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The canonical Type A pyxis has concave sides, a flat floor, and a flanged rim. Some have a low tripartite, quadripartite, or continuous foot, while others have no foot. The lid is thrown separately and is flat on top with a concave outer edge that continues and completes the curving concave wall of the pyxis body. It was created from the 6th c. into the first half of the 4th c. BCE.

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https://kerameikos.org/id/pyxis
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http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300264942
Reference
https://zenon.dainst.org/Record/000188572

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