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title: Corinthian Black-Figure Pyxis
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15817/corinthian-black-figure-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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# Corinthian Black-Figure Pyxis

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Corinthian Black-Figure Pyxis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15817.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15817.jpg)

## Image Caption

This black-figure pyxis is decorated with ibexes and felines. This type of vessel was used as a container for cosmetics or jewellery.

The decorative subjects, the elongation of the body of the animals and the schematisation of the filling motifs are all distinctive characteristics of the Corinthian [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) production in the first quarter of the 6th century BCE. Found in a Corinthian workshop. Middle Corinthian Period (590-565 BCE). ([Hellenic](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2022, May 10). Corinthian Black-Figure Pyxis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15817/corinthian-black-figure-pyxis/>
### Chicago
Miate, Liana. "Corinthian Black-Figure Pyxis." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 10, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15817/corinthian-black-figure-pyxis/>.
### MLA
Miate, Liana. "Corinthian Black-Figure Pyxis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 May 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15817/corinthian-black-figure-pyxis/>.

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