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Illustration
A middle Corinthian Pyxis (cosmetic box) that shows friezes of lions, sirens, sphinxes and birds. At the rim there are female heads protruding. Circa 600-575 BCE, attributed to the Honolulu Painter.
British Museum, London, GR 1873.10-12.1
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- British Museum, accessed 1 Dec 2016.
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Crabben, J. v. d. (2014, October 30). Pyxis (Cosmetic Box). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3205/pyxis-cosmetic-box/
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Crabben, Jan van der. "Pyxis (Cosmetic Box)." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 30, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3205/pyxis-cosmetic-box/.
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Crabben, Jan van der. "Pyxis (Cosmetic Box)." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Oct 2014. Web. 26 Jul 2024.