Pyxis 760-750 BC ancient vessel with lid but no handles, which was used for the safekeeping of cosmetics and jewellery for the female toilet and adornment. Pyxides have been found as grave goods accompanying female burials and as votive offerings in sanctuaries of female deities. In the early 9th c. BC spherical and pointed pyxides with conical lids were predominant, while in the latter years of the 9th and the early 8th c. BC Athens, Museum, Greek, Greece. Museum of Cycladic Art

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Location: Athens, Museum, Greek, Greece.
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