Terracotta pyxis (cosmetic box), Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C., Greek, Macedonian, Terracotta; west slope, h. with lid 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm); d. 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm), Vases, on the lid, a relief of Dionysos with maeanads. This fine pyxis is decorated in the so-called 'West-Slope' technique, named after the site on the Acropolis hill in Athens where pottery of this type was first identified
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Terracotta pyxis, cosmetic box, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century B.C, Greek, Macedonian, Terracotta, west slope, h, lid 5 1/4, 13.4 cm, d, 5 15/16, 15.1, Vases, lid, relief, Dionysos, maeanads, fine, decorated, West-Slope, technique, site, Acropolis hill, Athens, pottery, type, first identified
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