© Fitzwilliam Museum
Bronze Cista
Artist: Etruscan
Location: Fitzwilliam Museum
Date: 3rd century BC
Materials: bronze
Dimensions: 41 x 23 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,000 (Total: £5,000)
Vendor: Christie's
Review number: 2212 (1965)
Provenance:
Capt E.G.Spencer-Churchill.
Description:
Made in the Latin town of Praeneste. The lid handle is made out of a naked man and woman standing together. The surface is decorated with incised line drawings. On the lid Scylla, hippocamp, sea-monster, octapus, and other sea creatures are depicted; on the body are Athena and Hercules fighting giants, with Victory approaching in a chariot. The feet are in the form of 3 crouching lions.
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