Terracotta Pyxis Attributed to an Artist near the Painter of Munich 1842 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010

Terracotta pyxis (box)
Related to the Painter of Munich 1842

Period: Archaic

Date: ca. 550 B.C.

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: H. with lid 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906

Accession Number: 06.1021.164a, b

Description:

Around the box, warriors arming
On the lid, athletes

This engaging little box is decorated with rapidly executed images of warriors putting on their greaves (shin guards) while their spears and shields are held by female members of the household. Greaves and ankle guards were hammered from sheet bronze and retained considerable tensile strength, allowing them to be snapped onto the raised leg.

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