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Pyxis and lid with sphinx-shaped handle   (  )
Artist	Anonymous (Etruscan)Unknown author
Title	Pyxis and lid with sphinx-shaped handle
Description	English: This pyxis (box) was fashioned in imitation of Phoenician luxury goods imported from the Near East. Although it incorporates many Near Eastern elements in its decoration, including sphinxes, a lotus plant, and chariots, the style of the figures shows it is clearly the product of a local Etruscan workshop. The handle of the lid takes the form of a standing sphinx wearing a lotus crown. The 7th and early 6th centuries BC are known as the Orientalizing period because of the many eastern, or "Oriental," elements in the art. In this prosperous era of international trade, Etruscan artists manufactured luxury goods, such as those seen in this case, that reflect influences from the art of the eastern Mediterranean. Français : Cette pyxis (boîte) a été façonnée à l'imitation des produits de luxe phéniciens importés du Proche-Orient. Bien qu'il incorpore de nombreux éléments du Proche-Orient dans sa décoration, notamment des sphinx, une plante de lotus et des chars, le style des figures montre clairement qu'il est le produit d'un atelier étrusque local. L'anse du couvercle prend la forme d'un sphinx debout coiffé d'une couronne de lotus. Le VIIe et le début du VIe siècle AEC sont considérés comme la période orientalisante en raison des nombreux éléments orientaux dans l'art. Durant cette ère prospère du commerce international, les artistes étrusques fabriquaient des produits de luxe, tels que celui-ci, qui reflètent les influences de l'art de la Méditerranée orientale.
Date	between 650 and 625 BC (Orientalizing)
Medium	ivory medium QS:P186,Q82001
Dimensions	14.1 × 10.5 × 10.4 cm (5.5 × 4.1 × 4 in)
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	71.489
Place of creation	Etruria (in present-day Italy)
Object history	Regolini-Galassi Tomb, Cerveteri, 1877 Martinetti Collection Dr. Bourguignon and M. Canessa Bourguignon and Canessa Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 19-21, 1910, no. 338 Dirkan Kelekian, Paris and New York (?) 1910: purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history	Ivory: The Sumptuous Art. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1983-1984.
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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