A CANOSAN LIDDED PYXIS

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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