Greek Geometric Pyxis

A large ancient Greek Geometric pyxis, the body pierced at each side for suspension, decorated in dark slip with meanders and X’s, with two panels on each side depicting swans with star bursts in the field.

Attic.
Late Geometric. ca. 750 - 700 BC.
Diameter: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm).
cf.: J. Boardman, Early Greek Vase Painting, 11th - 6th Centuries B.C., (London, 1998).
Formerly in a San Jose, California private collection, acquired from a previous collection in 1993.
Inv#: 7823
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$6,000

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