Object Record
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Metadata
Artist |
Unknown |
Title |
Unfinished Alabaster Pyxis |
Date |
4th Dynasty, 2640-2520 B.C. |
Medium |
Carved alabaster |
Dimensions |
H-0.75 Dia-2.5 inches |
Dimension details |
Height: ,75 |
Object name |
Artifact |
Collection |
Ambassador Jefferson Caffery Collection of Egyptian Art |
Credit line |
Gift of Ambassador and Mrs Jefferson Caffery to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Catalog number |
1976.01.41 |
Notes |
Pyxis were typically used to store cosmetics, jewelry, and small trinkets. Influenced by Greek pottery. |
Search terms |
pyxis alabaster trinket egyptian greek influence |