MAKE A MEME View Large Image Egyptian - Lid of Cosmetic Box in the Form of a Papyrus Capital - Walters 48476 (2).jpg A lid for a pyxis or box is decorated with two smooth lotus petals that end in tight spirals like those on as Ionic column and a central papyrus plant ...
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Keywords: Egyptian - Lid of Cosmetic Box in the Form of a Papyrus Capital - Walters 48476 (2).jpg A lid for a pyxis or box is decorated with two smooth lotus petals that end in tight spirals like those on as Ionic column and a central papyrus plant The lower half of the pyxis missing would have contained compartments for cosmetics To open the lid turned on a swivel pin of wood or ivory between 330 304 BC Greco-Roman Egyptian faience cm 8 5 10 2 1 5 accession number 48 476 11292 Reverend Wiliam MacGregor Collection Sale Sotheby's London 1922 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1923 place of origin Naucratis present-day Kom Gieif Egypt <gallery> File Egyptian - Lid of Cosmetic Box in the Form of a Papyrus Capital - Walters 48476 jpg </gallery> Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian pottery in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian cosmetics Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Papyriform capitals
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