Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 242330
Limestone statuette of a boy holding a pyxis
Unknown maker, 2nd–1st century BCE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- 2nd–1st century BCE
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 26 x 9 x 5 1/2 in. (66 x 22.9 x 14 cm)
- Era
- Museum collection
Why it matters
Limestone statuette of a boy holding a pyxis, dated 2nd–1st century BCE, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Limestone. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 26 x 9 x 5 1/2 in. (66 x 22.9 x 14 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.