FMNH 24283.nosub[1]

  • 24283: Bronze Chest
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    Description: Bronze Chest. Reproduction. Original in National Museum of Naples. The chest is of wood (?), sheathed with iron and finished with bronze trimmings. On front are various heads and busts, as follows: in lower row a maenad, ivy-crowned, between two Cupids, one having an ivy- wreath around his neck and other a crown of grape clusters on his head; in the upper row a boar's head between a Diana, characterized by her quiver, and a maenad, wearing a fawn's skin; above the boar, a lion's (?) head. For raising the lid there is a handle, formed of two palmettes. The fastenings of the lid are at the two ends of the chest.
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Catalog Number: 24283.nosub[1]
Description: chest (reproduction)
Materials: wood, metal; bronze
Cultural Attribution: Roman
Accession Number: [202] S. Angelis (Purchase)
Accession Year: 1895
City/Town: Pompeii
Collector/Source: Sebantindale Angelis
EMu IRN: 1150166
GUID: 62b157fb-9186-4f47-951e-70c13aba5dc8

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