Round terracotta pyxis with a knob lid and two handles, decorated with a black-figure frieze of animals and a winged creature on a pale background.

Black-figure pyxis with animal frieze, Corinthian style

A rounded terracotta pyxis with a stepped knob lid, two loop handles, and a low foot stands against a plain background. A frieze of black-figure animals, including a dog-like creature and a winged figure, runs around the body above a black lower band.

Artist: Ampersand Painter
Date: 580-570 BCE
Medium: terracotta, black-figure
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1972 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Purchase Fund

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