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title: Attic Pyxis
author: Peter Roan
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1230/attic-pyxis/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Attic Pyxis
_Authored by Peter Roan_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1230.jpg)
## Image Caption
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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aphrodite/) with [Eros](https://www.worldhistory.org/Eros/) on the left. (Metropolitan -museum of Art, New York).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Roan, P. (2013, May 17). Attic Pyxis. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Roan, Peter. "Attic Pyxis." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 17, 2013. .
### MLA
Roan, Peter. "Attic Pyxis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 May 2013, .
## License & Copyright
[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterjr1961/5177441860/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterjr1961/5177441860/) by [**Peter Roan**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterjr1961/5177441860/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 May 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.