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A CANOSAN LIDDED PYXIS
CIRCA EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Of cylindrical form, with the two front supports in the form of facing doves, the domed lid surmounted by a similar dove finial, the vessel white slipped with a painted frontal head in the center, palmettes on the lid, 14 in. (41.5cm.) high, 12 in. (30.5cm.) diameter
CIRCA EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Of cylindrical form, with the two front supports in the form of facing doves, the domed lid surmounted by a similar dove finial, the vessel white slipped with a painted frontal head in the center, palmettes on the lid, 14 in. (41.5cm.) high, 12 in. (30.5cm.) diameter