Red figured pyxis classical period 520 BC 20cm

Red figured pyxis classical period 520 BC.

Copy classical period 520 BC.

Pyxis: is a shape of vessel from the classical world, usually a cylindrical box with a separate lid. Originally mostly used by women to hold cosmetics, trinkets or jewellery, surviving pyxides are mostly Greek pottery, but especially in later periods may be in wood, metal, ivory, or other materials.