Orientalising pyxis with an animal frieze in the Silhouette style, Images of animals, Middle Corinthian period, cats. Thin-walled pyxis with a straight rim, slightly concave body walls, and a flat bottom. Small vices mounted horizontally just near the edge of the rim. The main decorative band, bounded at the top and bottom by a thin line of varnish, depicts figures of animals executed using the silhouette technique. Between the silhouettes there are simplified filling ornaments. Clay color: 5 Y 8/2 pale yellow Varnish color: 5 Y 2.5/1 black 590–570 BC dated to the Middle Corinthian period, Corinth. Pyxis vessel. Height 5.3 cm, width 10.2 cm, depth 8.5 cm, weight 0.102 kg., A round shallow vessel viewed from above with a circular interior decorated with concentric rings; the vessel is primarily tan and black with a warm yellowish-tan interior and dark black rings, a few worn areas showing mottled tan and brown, and two small opposed handles protruding from the rim; the exterior rim show...
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Orientalising pyxis with an animal frieze in the Silhouette style, Images of animals, Middle Corinthian period, cats. Thin-walled pyxis with a straight rim, slightly concave body walls, and a flat bottom. Small vices mounted horizontally just near the edge of the rim. The main decorative band, bounded at the top and bottom by a thin line of varnish, depicts figures of animals executed using the silhouette technique. Between the silhouettes there are simplified filling ornaments. Clay color: 5 Y 8/2 pale yellow Varnish color: 5 Y 2.5/1 black 590–570 BC dated to the Middle Corinthian period, Corinth. Pyxis vessel. Height 5.3 cm, width 10.2 cm, depth 8.5 cm, weight 0.102 kg., A round shallow vessel viewed from above with a circular interior decorated with concentric rings; the vessel is primarily tan and black with a warm yellowish-tan interior and dark black rings, a few worn areas showing mottled tan and brown, and two small opposed handles protruding from the rim; the exterior rim shows a patterned edge in tan and black, and the background is a smooth gradient of gray.

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Orientalising pyxis animal frieze Silhouette style Images animals Middle Corinthian period cats Thin-walled pyxis straight rim slightly concave body walls flat bottom Small vices mounted horizontally near edge rim main decorative band bounded top bottom thin line varnish depicts figures executed using silhouette technique silhouettes simplified filling ornaments Clay color 5 Y 8 2 pale yellow Varnish color 5 Y 2.5 1 black 590–570 BC dated Corinth Pyxis vessel Height 5.3 cm width 10.2 cm depth 8.5 cm weight 0.102 kg round shallow vessel viewed circular interior decorated concentric rings primarily tan black warm yellowish-tan interior dark black rings worn areas showing mottled tan brown two small opposed handles protruding exterior rim patterned edge tan background smooth gradient gray.

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