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| Keywords: Etruscan - Cista Depicting a Dionysian Revel and Perseus with Medusa's Head - Walters 54136.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 century 4 3 BC bronze cm 51 5 26 5 accession number 54 136 5608 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Romedate 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 Praeneste present-day Palestrina Italy Walters Art Museum license Cistae from Praeneste Etruscan bronzes from Italy Etruscan art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
