Keywords: Roman - Pyxis - Walters 4776 - View A.jpg This pyxis or cylindrical box is an exquisite example of Roman luxury glassware used to hold cosmetics or precious jewelry late 1st century BC Augustan glass gold leaf with cover cm 4 91 4 06 h x diam accession number 47 76 14002 Found near Jerusalem Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 3000 Years of Glass Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1982 place of origin east Mediterranean Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman pyxides Ancient Roman glassware in the Walters Art Museum 1st-century BC art in the United States Glass Jewellery boxes Ancient Roman golden glasses |