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Type B pyxis



A pyxis with a low foot, low conave sides, and a dome-shaped lid. This shape was especially popular in Attica in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.

Term: The ancient Greek word pyxis is used to describe a box made of boxwood, which was used by physicians for holding their drugs.


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