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8th century bC. Pyxis with a lid, Geometric art, Archaeological Museum of Vravrona (or Brauron), Attica, Greece. Pyxis (ˈpɪksɪs) is a small box used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to hold medicines, etc

A characteristic piece of human artwork history, three terracotta horse figurines on the handle, of a 8th century bC. Pyxis with a lid, very well preserved.

 

Una pieza característica de la historia del arte humano, tres figuras de caballos de terracota en el mango, del siglo VIII aC. Pyxis con tapa, arte geométrico, muy bien conservado.

 

Χαρακτηριστικό έργο στην ανθρώπινη ιστορία της τέχνης, τρία ειδώλια αλόγου από τερακότα στη λαβή, του 8ου αιώνα π.Χ. Πυξίς με καπάκι, γεωμετρική τέχνη, πολύ καλά διατηρημένη.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyxis_%28vessel%29

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_art

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brauron

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Uploaded on May 25, 2013
Taken on October 27, 2011