Bronze cista (toiletries box)

Unknown

early 3rd century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

Small cista with a solid cast handle of a seated boy. "Suthina" inscribed in Etruscan letters on the body and the lid, indicating this object was made for the tomb.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 3rd century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Etruscan or Praenestine

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1903