Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology
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Winged figure liberating before warrior

Alternative Title
  • Cista
  • Etruscan Cista
  • Bronze 745
Creator Display
  • unknown Etruscan (artist)
Creator
Photographer
Date
  • -0325/-0300
Description
  • Walters, H B, Catalogue of the Bronzes in the British Museum. Greek, Roman & Etruscan., I-II, London, BMP, 1899
  • Bronze cista or container for cosmetic articles; engraving perhaps re-cut in the 19thC, possibly over an existing image. Main scene perhaps represents a parody of the Judgement of Paris; the figures forming the handle are a young satyr and a maenad. --The British Museum
View
  • Front
Temporal
  • ca. 325-300 BCE
Coverage
  • Palestrina, Lazio, Italy (creation)
Subject
Keyword
  • Italian Byzantine
  • Pottery VII
Work Type
Cultural Context
Style / Period
Material
  • bronze | engraved
Measurements
  • Height: 41 cm
Rights Holder
  • University of Oregon, Department of Classics
Identifier
  • Lowenstam_VRC_07172
Item Locator
  • Box 16, Section 25
Repository
Current Repository ID
  • 1884,0614.32
Local Collection Name
Institution
Submission Date
  • 08/03/2015
Modified
  • 07/25/2022
Collections

APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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