Bronze cista (toiletries box). Culture: Praenestine. Dimensions: H. 16 in. (40.6 cm). Date: ca. 325-275 B.C..The engraved cylindrical frieze shows Hercules, wearing his lion skin and brandishing his club as he fights the Amazons with fellow Greek warriors. On the lid, dragon- and horse-headed sea monsters flank a dolphin. The solid-cast lion's-paw feet have attachments in the shape of a crouching lion. The handle shows a nude man and woman standing with their outer arms akimbo. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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