Description:

Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A beautiful tube-shaped pyxis made from a hollowed-out bone and glazed on the rim and base with a pale turquoise color made by mixing copper into the pigment. The pyxis form, a rounded vessel with small fitted lid, is found throughout the ancient Near East and the Classical world. This example has a flange demarking its rim and its slightly widened base. Size: 1.2" W x 3.3" H (3 cm x 8.4 cm)

Roman period pyxides made from animal bone are often relatively plain, with simple elegance, like this example; they were used as part of a woman's cosmetic set or to hold small pieces of jewelry. See a similar example from the city of Rome at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2000.5a, b).

Provenance: private New Jersey USA collection, acquired over twenty years ago

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  • Condition: Small losses from rim. Wonderful patina on the bone surface and small areas of encrustation on both base and rim.

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