Cover of a pyxis
Cover of a pyxis
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
DimensionsDiam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
MediumGlass; cast and wheel-ground.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1685
Not on View
DescriptionCircular cover with a central knob, made of dark blue glass, with striations of opaque white, carefully finished with the cutter's wheel.
Center portion of pyxis lid, with conical ridged center and several concentric grooves on top surface. Done in opaque blue glass.
Early to mid-1st century CE
Early to mid-1st century CE
Early to mid-1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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
Second half of the 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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