Greek Boeotian Painted Pyxis
5th century BC. A ceramic lidded pyxis with circumferential rings in red and black to the sidewall, concentric rings to the lid with meander-pattern band. The Remains of Happiness, The Dr. & Mrs Kurokawa Collection, vol.1, 1986, p.40, no.40-3. 132 grams, 80mm (3"). From an old Tokyo collection; previously the property of a Japanese gentleman since the early 1980s; accompanied by copies of the relevant pages as published in The Remains of Happiness, The Dr. & Mrs Kurokawa Collection, vol.1, 1986, p.40, no.40-3. [No Reserve]
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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5th century BC. A ceramic lidded pyxis with circumferential rings in red and black to the sidewall, concentric rings to the lid with meander-pattern band. The Remains of Happiness, The Dr. & Mrs Kurokawa Collection, vol.1, 1986, p.40, no.40-3. 132 grams, 80mm (3"). From an old Tokyo collection; previously the property of a Japanese gentleman since the early 1980s; accompanied by copies of the relevant pages as published in The Remains of Happiness, The Dr. & Mrs Kurokawa Collection, vol.1, 1986, p.40, no.40-3. [No Reserve]
Condition Report: Fine condition.