The containers in the Pharma section

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A detail of the left vessel from You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. In my opinion, the pseudo-kufic inscription suggests that this was meant to represent an Eastern object. I think it is possible that the models were actual Eastern objects imported through nearby Venice. I don't know about the "transparency": is this a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.?
I could not find a detail of the right-side vessel.

   

Names of the parts of a pyxis (bottom to top, literal  translations): A foot, A1 border, A2 neck of the foot, B stem, B1 knot, B2 fitting, C body, C1 cup, C2 lid, D termination, D1 apical cross. Of course this is a different kind of vessel, but it's nice to see that the basic structure is the same (cross aside).
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