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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