Pyxis with Lid
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Pyxis with Lid
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH (with cover): 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); H (without cover): 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm); H (cover): 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Diam (top of inkwell): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
MediumGlass; blown, with applied decoration.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.557A-B
Not on View
DescriptionThis small container consists of a blue glass jar with a lid. Both the jar and its lid are decorated with white splatter. The jar has ridged edges and a small opening, while the lid has a conical shape with a small knob on top.
Published ReferencesAuth, Susan H., Ancient Glass at the Newark Musuem, 1976, fig. 145, p. 119.
Hayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, fig. 129, p. 55.
Grose, David, "The Formation of the Roman Glass Industry," Archaeology, vol. 36, no. 4, July/Aug. 1983, repr. (col.) p. 39.
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Second half of the 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Early to mid-1st century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Second half of the 1st century CE
1st-2nd century CE
Late 4th to early 5th century
Probably 5th century
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