Painted with a clockwise whirligig on the knob and a chequered band around the rim. This lid originally belonged to a small pyxis (box), probably used for storing jewellery or cosmetics.

 

Literature: J. Falconer and T. Mannack, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain, Fascicule 19: Winchester College (Oxford, 2002), p. 14, plate 10.19; probably Winchester College Memorial Buildings: Department of Classical Art (Winchester, 1909), p. 14 (no. 19)

Provenance: Probably at Winchester College by 1909 (if part of no. 19 in 1909 catalogue)

Location: Treasury, Gallery 3