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THE ATTIC PYXIS
SALLY RUTHERFUIlO ROIt£ItTS
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The fric7.c of the Mannheim pyxis is extremely narroYt', perhaps
in response 10 the smaller size of this pyxis. but perhaps reOecting
a t .... o-frieze format sometimes employed by the Haimon Painter
for alabastra. 1 ' The Mannheim ppis has not been attributed
previously 10 the Manner of the Haimon Painter. yet the use of
incision for separating face from hair. the thigh markings uf
Hcrakles. the repetition of the motif of Herakles and the hull, the
pose of 101305 holding the club and even the narrowed formll! are
strong evidence for the attribution.
The shape of the Providence py:ds (no. 4. PI. 14.2) miTTOTS thal of
Berlin 2034 (no. I. pI. 15,0. The fragmentary white ground pyxis.
Athens. Agora P 24555 (pI. 14.1) from the concave cun'c of the wall
and double dOl band abo\"e the frieze seems '·CI)' m.ely to belong
to this class. The composition of the Agora pyxis \loa!> probably
similar to that of Providence and both were dralol n b)' the same
hand. The shape of the hcad!>, the cap-:ike hair loIith its
incision-less OUler contour and the erratic incised lint..'S marking
the contour of face and beard arc nearly identkal. The curved
incised lines ~uggesting the drapery of the s)'mposiasb and
particularly the disproportioned joining of arnl to ~lltJuldcr show
the samc artist at work. The latter ;!> often an uncertain feature in
draloling by the Haimon Painter. H
The Agora pyxis. P 24555, comes from a well 101 ith a context
dated ca. 520·490 B.CII Thompson !>uggcsted because of the mass
of pottery and number of lekythoi (250) that the mateflal dumped
came from a retail potter's shop on the edge of the Athenian
Agora damaged in the Persian sack.
Numerous lekythoi from the workshop of the Haimon Painter
were found in the Stadium Street grave logether with an al)'ballos by
Douris. Miss Haspels dated the lekythoi about 480 8.C. n
The pyxides of this class undoubtedly should be dated to the same
period. One would expect many more examples of this class
considering the prolific character of the Haimon workshop, but from
the evicleno:e at hand, this does not seem to be the case. A number of
pyxides ofa broad low bowl form .....ith the picture confined to the lid
were also made in this shop bUI later in the second quarter of the
century.)O The evidence suggests that in the years around 490-480
D.C [here was. as yet. linle demand for the small terracotta box.
SINGLETONS
I. Athl'f/s /9271.
Knob missing. H. 0.083. total
0.078. H. of fOOl OJXl7.
Pis. 16.2 and 17.2. Fig. 2e.
presen-ed H. 0.094. D. al rirn
Inset n:lIIge for lid, long body. concave, black moulding :11
base, be\-clled ring foot. Lid with black do.....n-turned rim 10 cm-er
flange.
Lid· rays. hare and hound confronled. thrice. double dot with
tfattS of IoIhite dOI~ betlo\ccn. Lid i",('n'or reserved; bonum dot
cirde,"band.
Abo·..e and below frieze. double dot with Iraces of 10\ hile dots
Ilt't"een.
I04>ON EPrALATO !:'II4PO ME E40KEN inci~d on Side of
lid.
Manner of the H"imon Painter, black-figure: komos.
For 5t)le compare Berlin 2035. attributed 10 the Manner of Ihe
Haimon Painter (AIJV, 556, 442 ter).
Cu. 490 11. C.
2. Athel/s. Agoru P 279/7 I'r.. from Alhens. PI 17 I
L'd . . . ..
I ml5Slllg. TloIo joining fragments preserve almost onc third of
the ~1 H_ 0.075, C5t. D. at rim 0.07. H. of foot 0.005. Insel nange
for lid. COncave .' reserved 10..... , be' 'e 11--'· ..-.", nng "'1' loot. ,
1010 hOflZOnlal
bands of linked .
fi
pomet::ranates on white ground decorate the hod)
ram«l by a black band at the top and base and a wider black
band at the CCnter.
Dlaclt-figure: pallerned. Deposit H 13:5.
Cu. 490 B.C.
J. OXjord /966 980 I S'
. . ex II' John Beazley). PI. 173 Fig Ja
Crownrn· . ., . .
o . g piece 01 knob missing. H. 0.077, lotal pres. H. 0 114
. at flm 0.009 D f I' 009 ' ,
d,·a.... . . 0 Id . S, H. of foot 0.016. Concave
·"eter of lid . '
eont,' shghlly too large, bUI belongs. intended 10
nUe and I
Lid. comp ele cun·e of body. Iripaflite foot.
right~a::.ngues, black band. quirks. Sidl' 0/ lid: key pallern