Bronze handle from a cista (toiletries box)

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4th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

Bronze handle from a cista (toiletries box) — Unknown

This nude youth, doing an arching back-bend, makes a perfect handle for a cista lid. See the ovoid cista 22.84.3 on view nearby for a related example.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 4th century BCE
Medium: Bronze
Culture: Praenestine
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1919

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