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| Keywords: Praenestine - Cista Handle in the Form of a Man Somersaulting - Walters 5498.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 This figure served as the handle to a wooden lid for a cista and takes the form of a male athlete performing a backwards somersault century 5 BC bronze cm 6 3 11 5 4 8 accession number 54 98 4531 Found in Greece Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Latium in present-day Italy Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Praenestine art Gymnastics in art Statues of ancient Greek and Roman athletes Etruscan dance beeld | ||||
