A Greek Bronze Lidded Pyxis Geometric Period, Circa 7th Century B.C. Height 4 3/4 x width 4 3/4 inches. Provenance: Art market, Switzerland, 1999, where purchased by present owner. (with invoice copy) Note: This vessel belongs to a group of similar containers all with interlocking wing-shaped handles originating in northern Greece and Macedonia. Larger than most vessels of this type, there is a casting flaw on one side of the body which was repaired in antiquity (now lost).