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Pyxis: Nereid Riding a Hippocamp
3rd century B.C.E.
Greek
47.40A-B
Not currently on view
Artwork Details
2-1/2 x 5-3/8 (diam.) in.
Accession NumberGift of Mr. & Mrs. Eli Lilly
CopyrightProvenance
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the John Herron Art Institute now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1947.
Gallery Labels
Gallery Labels
Pyxides contained cosmetics or jewelry for Greek women. The appliqué on the lid represents a Nereid, an Aegean sea nymph, riding a hippocamp, a mythical animal that is part horse and part fish.
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