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A red-figure Attic pyxis, 460-450 BCE. Pyxides were lidded boxes used for storing small items such as jewellery. This example depicts the birth of Aphrodite with Eros on the left. (Metropolitan -museum of Art, New York).
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Roan, P. (2013, May 17). Attic Pyxis. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1230/attic-pyxis/
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Roan, Peter. "Attic Pyxis." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 17, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1230/attic-pyxis/.
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Roan, Peter. "Attic Pyxis." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 May 2013. Web. 27 Jul 2024.
