Covered Box (pyxis) with Animal Frieze

Attributed to: Dodwell Painter, Corinthian, active c.625–575 BCE
Period: Middle Corinthian period, 600–575 BCE
Period: Archaic (Ancient Greek), c.800–480 BCE
Date: 600–575 BCE
Material: Ceramic
associated with: Corinth, Greece, Europe
Classification: Ceramics, containers
Collection: Ancient Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 259
Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (16.2 x 16.2 cm)
a - box: 4 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. (11.4 x 16.2 cm)
b - lid: 1 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (4.8 x 10.8 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 174:1924a,b

Saingas Collection [1]

- 1924
Feuardent Frères, Paris, France

1924 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Feuardent Frères [2]

Notes:
[1] An undated document from Feuardent Frères states that the pyxis was formerly in this collection. The location of Saingas collection is unknown, as is how or when the dealer acquired the object [SLAM document files].

[2] Invoice, dated July 23, 1924 and Consular Certificate, dated August 28, 1924 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, November 13, 1924.

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