Bidspirit auction | APULIAN GLAZED PIXYS WITH LID

APULIAN GLAZED PIXYS WITH LID - Ca. 400 - 300 BC A Greek red-figure pyxis, cylindrical in shape with lid. Used mostly by women to hold cosmetics, jewellery, and other important items. The lid is decorated with flowers comprising nine triangular petals around a yellow pistil. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 75.2.18a, b. Size: 85mm x 110mm; Weight: 270g Provenance: Private Old English collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.