Ivory Pyx (Box)
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Ivory Pyx (Box)

TitleIvory Pyx (Box)
Date500s 6th century
Mediumivory
ClassificationIvory
OriginByzantium Byzantium
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineIvory Pyx (Box), 500s. Byzantium. Ivory; diameter: 12.7 cm (5 in.); overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.114
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Ivory Pyx (Box)” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 500s. It is executed in ivory and classified as ivory. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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