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Meidias Painter (fl.410 BCE)
(attributed to the manner of): Terracotta pyxis (box). Greek, Attic, ca. 420-410 B.C. A typical Athenian lady surrounded by attendants holding caskets and vases for oil. Its significance is altered by the inscripitions, which identify Aphrodite as the seated figure and her companions as Peitho (Persuasion), Hygeia (Health), Eudaimonia (Good Fortune), Eukleia (Good Repute), Eunomia (Good Order), Paideia (Culture). The pyxis was undoubtedly a wedding gift. Terracotta; red-figure. H.: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam.: 4 in. (10.2 cm). Rogers Fund, 1909 (09.221.40a, b).
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA
Unique Identifier
ART559525
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
8326px × 6357px
Photo Credit
Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
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Domestic
Pyxis
Red Figure Vase Painting
Terracotta
Wedding Scenes
Woman