A siren between two sphinxes, a lion and an owl.

This small pyxis (box) would probably have contained jewellery or cosmetics and originally had a lid. The exotic creatures are typical of Corinthian painting in the 7^th-6^th centuries.

 

Literature: J. Falconer and T. Mannack, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain, Fascicule 19: Winchester College (Oxford, 2002), p. 15, plate 11.1-4; Winchester College Memorial Buildings: Department of Classical Art (Winchester, 1909), p. 14 (no. 18)

Provenance: From Corinth, at Winchester College by 1909

Location: Treasury, Gallery 3