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Etruscan Pyxis in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009
Pyxis and lid with sphinx-shaped handle
Creator: Etruscan (Artist)
Period: 650-625 BC (Orientalizing)
Medium: ivory (Ivory & Bone)
Accession Number: 71.489
Measurements: 5 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/16 in. (14.1 x 10.5 x 10.4 cm)
Geographies: Etruria (in present-day Italy) (Place of Origin), Cerveteri, Italy (Place of Discovery)
This pyxis (box) was fashioned in imitation of Phoenician luxury goods imported from the Near East. Although it incorporates many Near Eastern elements in its decoration, including sphinxes, a lotus plant, and chariots, the style of the figures shows it is clearly the product of a local Etruscan workshop. The handle of the lid takes the form of a standing sphinx wearing a lotus crown. The 7th and early 6th centuries BC are known as the Orientalizing period because of the many eastern, or "Oriental," elements in the art. In this prosperous era of international trade, Etruscan artists manufactured luxury goods, such as those seen in this case, that reflect influences from the art of the eastern Mediterranean.
Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/11230/pyxis-and-lid-with-sphinx...
Creator: Etruscan (Artist)
Period: 650-625 BC (Orientalizing)
Medium: ivory (Ivory & Bone)
Accession Number: 71.489
Measurements: 5 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/16 in. (14.1 x 10.5 x 10.4 cm)
Geographies: Etruria (in present-day Italy) (Place of Origin), Cerveteri, Italy (Place of Discovery)
This pyxis (box) was fashioned in imitation of Phoenician luxury goods imported from the Near East. Although it incorporates many Near Eastern elements in its decoration, including sphinxes, a lotus plant, and chariots, the style of the figures shows it is clearly the product of a local Etruscan workshop. The handle of the lid takes the form of a standing sphinx wearing a lotus crown. The 7th and early 6th centuries BC are known as the Orientalizing period because of the many eastern, or "Oriental," elements in the art. In this prosperous era of international trade, Etruscan artists manufactured luxury goods, such as those seen in this case, that reflect influences from the art of the eastern Mediterranean.
Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/11230/pyxis-and-lid-with-sphinx...
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