A Villanovan bronze circular lidded pyxis, 725 - 675 BC With straight sides decorated with six rows of embossed circles. On the lid, embossed circles around a wreath of rays in the centre, three projections with double aperture for suspension. Diameter cm. For a similar decoration on a helmet and breastplate, see A. Wiese et al. Etruskische Kunst, catalogue, Antikenmuseum, Basel, 1988, p. 29, nos. E 30 and E 31. For a pyxis of the same design, see Civiltà degli etruschi, 1985, Florence, p. 55, no. ,9. Provenance: Private Swiss collect, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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Keywords: ancient, bronze, circular, greek, hellas, lidded, pyxis, straight, times, villanovan, world
