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| Keywords: Etruscan - Cista Depicting an Assembly of Warriors - Walters 54134.jpg 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 century 4 3 BC bronze cm 41 24 5 accession number 54 134 28925 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Latium in present-day Italy Walters Art Museum license Etruscan art in the Walters Art Museum Cistae Etruscan bronzes from Italy Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
