Pyxis with Lid

c. 1901–1525 BC

Maker Unknown

Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art

Pyxis with Lid, c. 1901–1525 BC. Egypt, Late Middle Kingdom to early New Kingdom. Turquoise faience with black decoration; overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); diameter of box: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.609.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Vessels
Formatted Medium: turquoise faience with black decoration
Medium: turquoise, faience, black, decoration
Dimensions: Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); Diameter of box: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Departments: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number: 1914.609.a
Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Exhibitions: CMA 1916, no. 115, p. 216, pl. 341; CMA 1982, no. 5 (entry by Arielle P. Kozloff)
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 107 Egyptian