Bronze tripod base for a thymiaterion (incense burner)

Unknown

ca. 475–450 BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

Originally, these solid-cast bronzes were attached to the base of a special type of pyramid-shaped incense burner known from more complete examples in the Vatican Museums and in Olympia. Each leg consists of a carefully rendered lion's paw with wings surmounted by a nude youth with long hair. This same motif was used on the legs of candelabra and cistae (toiletries boxes).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 475–450 BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Etruscan, Vulci

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1920