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| Keywords: Praenestine - Cista Handle in the Form of Two Wrestlers - Walters 54936.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 The intertwined forms of these wrestling youths create a lively and complex handle for this cista The disproportionately large heads and oversized facial features are typically Etruscan century 4 3 BC bronze cm 11 3 18 3 ; mount cm 6 5 20 7 6 8 accession number 54 936 27408 W H Forman Collection Sale London 1899 no 141 Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Man Glory Jest and Riddle A Survey of the Human Form Through the Ages Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco 1964-1965 place of origin Latium in present-day Italy Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Praenestine art Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
