Terracotta pyxis (box) with lid, 1st–mid-2nd century


Terracotta pyxis (box) with lid, Imperial, Flavian–Antonine, 1st–mid-2nd century , Roman, Terracotta, H.: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Vases, The lids to these containers also served as dishes. The larger, plain version is said to have been found at Arretium (modern Arezzo, Italy). The smaller is decorated with a barbotine relief design, suggesting a slightly later date for production; it belongs to a type of sigillata known as Tardo-Padana Ware, made in the Po Valley


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