Bronze handle from a cista (toiletries box)
Unknown
4th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art
The solid-cast handle is in the form of two nude male wrestlers. Wrestling was a popular sport, and the subject was used often for cista handles. Several complete cistae are on view in a nearby case.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 4th century BCE
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Praenestine
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Purchase by subscription, 1896
