PYXIS & LID

PYXIS & LID

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
In 2 parts, with incised lines, black, white & red, pottery
Accession Number
163.1-2-D1A
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1893
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Gallery location
Not on display

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Digital Creatives: Egyptian Enigma
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The Picasso Century | Online tour
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Session one: Queer People Archiving Their Histories
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Session two: The Legacy of David McDiarmid
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Session three: HIV/AIDS Activism, Then and Now
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Session four: Landmark LGBTQ+ Exhibitions in Australia
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Virtual Curator Tour | Goya
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Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series Keynote: Redesigning Artificial Intelligence – From Australia Out
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Salon et Lumière | A Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series presentation
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TIWI | Exhibition video tour
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