Aryballos, oil-jug. Vases of this shape are often seen suspended from the wrists of athletes.
Vase (the ancient plemochoë?), probably used for holding perfumes, a shape intermediate between the pyxis and the lekane. Note the delicately executed knob serving as handle to the lid. In the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
TOILET JARS—PYXIS. Small terracotta box for holding toilet articles. It regularly has a cover provided with a knob or a bronze ring for handle.
Black-figured pyxis with a loop handle on the cover.
White pyxis of conspicuously beautiful design and execution, decorated with figures in color on a white ground. In the foot are three notches for easier handling.
White pyxis of design similar to the preceding, but with elongated instead of arched knob. It also is an exceptionally fine product of the potter’s art.
In the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.