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Attic Tripod Pyxis with Lid, about 540 BC. Additional Info: Three-legged container with lid, decorated with scenes of heroes, athletes and courting. The knob at the top of the lid has been restored with a conical finial. The rim is offset and ornamented with a net pattern. The reserved underside is flanged. Decorating the upper surface is a series of athletes and clothed youths (either judges or trainers): youth in himation standing to right with staff; naked youth to right cradling discus; youth in himation standing to left, holding a staff; two youths boxing; youth jumping to left; youth to right with himation slung over left arm; two youths wrestling; youth to left with rod. The bowl has a torus rim, supported by three legs, each with a torus base molding. Leg A: Herakles (in a short chiton) and the Lion flanked by two males clothed in himatia, both holding rings or fillet. Leg B: man courting naked long-haired youth (erastes and eromenos) between naked youths and clothed males (parts of the legs and feet of the figures missing). Leg C: Theseus (in short chiton) and the Minotaur flanked by a pair of youths clothed in himatia, each holding a ring or fillet.