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SALlY ROTHERfURD ROB£RTS 127
Black band. resen'ed band aho\'c frieze; belo.....: egg and dot.
Wa'\hing Painter. bride silting on a couch. "'itll Er..,..,
Aphroditc and a ....oman who holds a loutrophoros; 1....0 Erotn
"'resiling. with Aphrodite seated and a woman (Peilho); woman
~ated playing the harp; ARV. 1133.196: Langlolz. Griechische
VU.)"I'" i" Wiinhurg, pk. 200·1: A. Greifcnhagen. Gri('chischt'
bvt(·" 42-45; A'hMitl 71 (956) 205-207; Beil. JlS below and
Beil. 116 belo...... For the subject ef. the kbes gamikos rtr. t4RV.
1127.6 bis).
S. Allu!,u. Agora P 6514. from Athens.
Lid missing. H. 0.112. D. est. 0.135.
Concave wall, inset nange for lid, high ring fOOl.
Inset flange. h:cl and resting surface of foot reserved.
Black. Agur" XII. 174 ::and 327 no. 1289. PI. 43. Dcposil E 13:1.
450·425 B.C.
In contrast to the tall slender proportions and tall tripartite foot
uf pyxides of the Koine Class come a few odd pyxides whose squat
proportions. Iow glazed ring foot and knob type are reminiscent of
the mid fifth century Class of Berlin 3308. The dh'ersity of
pallerns ornamenting lids and boxes is one of the indications that
these pyxides do not form a class. The contour of Ihe I"alls of
these: p)'xides varies from a shallow conca"e curn 10 a C)'linder and
in Ihi.. they re~mble most pyxidcs. tJpe A. of the peri'Jd 4.10-400
B.C.
Athens 1241 (no. l. PI. 75,S) is a pyxis ofsqu31 proportions ~ith
nearly cylindrical walls. The lid and lower keel project slightly
beyond the line of the wall. The foot is of ring formation with a
diagonal line connecting its apex with the lower keel. The lid
sloping steeply from the center towards the outer edge is crowned
by a knob formcd of a conical member surmounting a disk-like
form on a stem swelling towards its apex. The base of the stem is
raised above the level of the lid. A comparison with the pyxis
London E 773 (PI. 62) of the Class of Berlin 3J08 sho"ws lhe
similarity of proportions and forms composing the whole. Equally
striking is the figurative stripping away of excess flesh and the
tightening of the contour lines. It should date ca. 430 B.e.
A pp:is from Aiolou Street (no. 2. PI. 76.2). is known to me onl)'
from photograph.'ii and a bnef report In the Bullt·tl1/ de
n"""!>(lfmdal/cf' Jr{'II~"iquf'.lI The walls arc qlindrK-al • ith a
projecting Imnr keel. I cannot tell whether there is any
articulation betvo·een the wall and the keel. The upper surface of
Ihe lid is flat: the ba.'iie of the stem is raised abm'e the le,·et of the
lid. The knob is similar in general format to that of no. I. but
differs in detail. It is more delicately and elegantly fashioned. The
disk-like form resembles the shallow basin of a fountain ",.jth an
eminence in the