Pyxis Showing Scenes from the Story of the Three Youths of Babylon

Byzantine, 6th century. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, W-7

Title: Pyxis Showing Scenes from the Story of the Three Youths of Babylon
Place of creation: Eastern Mediterranean
Date: 6th century
Material: ivory and bronze
Technique: carved and chased
Dimensions: diameter 12,2 cm
Acquisition date: Entered the Hermitage in 1885; formerly in the A.P. Basilewski collection
Inventory Number: W-7
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, W-7

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