Collection Online as of December 8, 2023

Pyxis with Lid

c. 1901–1525 BC

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Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE)–New Kingdom

(1540–1069 BCE)

Turquoise faience with black decoration

Overall: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); Diameter of box: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.609.a

Location

107 Egyptian

Provenance

Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent

Citations

Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. Reproduced: p. 170-171, 50; Mentioned: p. 170-171

Exhibition history

CMA 1916, no. 115, p. 216, pl. 341; CMA 1982, no. 5 (entry by Arielle P. Kozloff)