Canoan Polychrome Pyxis

Vessel for cosmetics, featuring a Dionysiac head in relief and three Erotes on the side of the vessel.

h. 22 x ø 18.5 cm

Hellenistic, 3rd century BC

Terracotta

Provenance

Ex Private Belgian collection, acquired between 1920-1940
Thence by descent, 1950
Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries at Bonhams Antiquities Sale, London, May 1, 2008, lot 201
Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, London, October 22, 2008, BLR208

Publications

Bonhams London, Antiquities Sale, 2001, lot 201
J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2009, vol. XX, p. 56, fig. 119
J. Boardman, "Greek Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 66, fig. 30
M. Merrony, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, France, 2012, p. 38
Egypte Ancienne, May/June/July 2013, no. 8, p. 69

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
Être femme à l’époque grecque, Musée de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, France, October 17, 2015 — May 23, 2015

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