A biconical vessel on a trumpet foot. Particularly noteworthy is the comparatively elaborate plastic decoration: at the transition to the shoulder, two opposing pairs of vertically oriented, round-sectioned double handles; between them, a projecting spur, each surmounted by a rib forming an arch and flanked on either side by two vertical ribs. The lid is surmounted by an applied ornament in the form of a stylised bird. On the convex upper surface of the lid is an incised, possibly intentional design, consisting of several lines. In formal terms, our pyxis recalls vessels designated as "olla", which generally served as cooking and storage vessels. The comparatively small size, biconical form, and elaborately fashioned bird-shaped lid appliqué, however, suggest that this vessel was intended for the storage of a special or precious contents. A secondary use, for example as an urn, cannot, however, be excluded. The pyxis is wheel-thrown, a technique introduced into central Italy under Greek influence during the second half of the 8th century BC. Bird reassembled from three fragments. Minor chipping along the lower edge of the lid, predominantly on the interior, as well as at the base of one of the spurs.