In the early fifth century when this marble pyxis may have been crafted the athenians were just starting to use the near by quarries at mt.
Attic marble pyxis.
The judgement of paris during the middle of the fifth century b c the white ground technique was commonly used for lekythoi oil flasks placed on graves and for fine vases of other shapes.
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This vase is remarkable for its precision and delicacy.
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Marble pyxis box late 5th early 4th century b c.
Marble pyxis box created around the same time.
As classical painters sought to achieve ever more complex effects with the limited possibilities of red figure the white background gave new prominence to the glaze lines and polychromy.
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It developed in the region of attica dated to about 500 bc it was especially associated with vases made for ritual and funerary use if only because the painted surface was more fragile than in the other main techniques of black figure and red figure vase painting.
A pyxis with sculpted decoration the pyxis was a shallow and circular lidded receptacle used by women for cosmetics and jewelry.
Marble pyxis box classical late 5th early 4th century b c greek attic marble paint h.
Greek marble working of the classical period is generally associated with architecture and monumental sculpture.
400 bce it is made entirely of pentelic marble it stands 1 49m high and 0 92m wide in the form of a naiskos with pilasters and a pediment featuring palmette acroteria the relief currently on display at the national.
The grave stele of hegeso most likely sculpted by callimachus is renowned as one of the finest attic grave stelae surviving mostly intact today.
White ground technique is a style of white ancient greek pottery and the painting in which figures appear on a white background.
7 x 11 3 cm miscellaneous stone vases this pyxis is particularly important for the traces of polychromy preserved on the lid.
Marble pyxis cosmetic box greek 450 400 bc a villanovan bronze circular lidded pyxis 725 675 bc with straight sides decorated with six rows of embossed circles.
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Marble architectural fragment uses same medium.
It is likely that it was orginally painted.
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On the lid embossed circles around a wreath of rays in the centre three projections with double aperture for suspension.
2 3 4 x 4 7 16 in.
The use of marble in greece was known in the seventh century but became common by the sixth century b c.