Box (Pyxis) in the Form of a Composite Capital
305–30 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Box (Pyxis) in the Form of a Composite Capital, 305–30 BC. Egypt, Ptolemaic Dynasty. Pale robin's-egg blue faience; box: 11.4 x 10.8 x 2 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 13/16 in.); lid: 11.2 x 10.8 x 3.1 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Shelby White; Purchase from the J.H. Wade Fund; and, by exchange, The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1987.127
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessels
- Formatted Medium
- pale robin's-egg blue faience
- Dimensions
- Box: 11.4 x 10.8 x 2 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 13/16 in.); Lid: 11.2 x 10.8 x 3.1 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1987.127
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Shelby White; Purchase from the J.H. Wade Fund; and, by exchange, The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1987
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 107 Egyptian
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