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Praenestine Cista with an Assembly of Warriors in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009
Cista with an Assembly of Warriors
Creator: Etruscan (Artist)
Period: 4th-3rd century BC
Medium: bronze (Metal)
Accession Number: 54.134
Measurements: H: 16 1/8 x Diam: 9 5/8 in. (41 x 24.5 cm)
Geographies: Latium (in present-day Italy) (Place of Origin)
Cistae were containers used to safeguard precious objects, including mirrors, perfume flasks, and cosmetics. A particular type of cista was made during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC in Praeneste, a site in Latium (the region around Rome) that was heavily influenced by Etruscan culture. The elaborately engraved scenes are thought to imitate famous, but now lost, Greek wall-paintings. The ancient metalworker often pressed a white substance into the engraved lines in order to accentuate the decoration. The handles commonly take the form of human figures. Many artists in other early Italian cultures similarly incorporated figures of humans in functional objects. A scene of warriors assembled within a large palace or hall is a common decoration on cistae. On the front, at left are two running figures carrying shields; an eagle flies over the left figure. Three helmeted warriors appear to the right. On the back is a seated young man, his armor gathered around him and a horse at ready nearby. A satyr and a maenad with their arms intertwined form the lid's handle. The vessel's feet have the four toes of a lion but are shaped like a bird's claws; each is topped by winged youth.
Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/28925/cista-depicting-an-assembly-of-warriors
Creator: Etruscan (Artist)
Period: 4th-3rd century BC
Medium: bronze (Metal)
Accession Number: 54.134
Measurements: H: 16 1/8 x Diam: 9 5/8 in. (41 x 24.5 cm)
Geographies: Latium (in present-day Italy) (Place of Origin)
Cistae were containers used to safeguard precious objects, including mirrors, perfume flasks, and cosmetics. A particular type of cista was made during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC in Praeneste, a site in Latium (the region around Rome) that was heavily influenced by Etruscan culture. The elaborately engraved scenes are thought to imitate famous, but now lost, Greek wall-paintings. The ancient metalworker often pressed a white substance into the engraved lines in order to accentuate the decoration. The handles commonly take the form of human figures. Many artists in other early Italian cultures similarly incorporated figures of humans in functional objects. A scene of warriors assembled within a large palace or hall is a common decoration on cistae. On the front, at left are two running figures carrying shields; an eagle flies over the left figure. Three helmeted warriors appear to the right. On the back is a seated young man, his armor gathered around him and a horse at ready nearby. A satyr and a maenad with their arms intertwined form the lid's handle. The vessel's feet have the four toes of a lion but are shaped like a bird's claws; each is topped by winged youth.
Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/28925/cista-depicting-an-assembly-of-warriors
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