Cuirass
48-2-313
From: Italy | Etruria | Volterra
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 48-2-313 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Volterra |
Date Made | 130-150 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Bronze |
Description | Patina is thick and green in color. Sides of top are broken. Tongue-shaped plaque is surrounded by a curved band and topped by an imitation hinge applied above the lion's head. The head, also applied, is hollow. Mouth of lion open and pierced through. |
Length | 10.5 cm |
Width | 9.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
Other Number | 271 - Collector Number | L-2-248 - Old Loan Number |
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