Catalogue of the silver plate (Greek, Etruscan and Roman) in the British Museum (1921)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Walters, Henry Beauchamp, 1867-1944, Smith, Reginald A. (Reginald Allender), 1873- · London : Printed by Order of the Trustees · leaf 33
e her owl facingto front and the serpent ; round the edge is a floral border, and in the field isinscribed AdQN3t^, Menrfa. Length 13-7 cm. Payne Knight Coll. (xcviii. 48). Bowl somewhat corroded. LateEtruscan work ; for the style of the engraving cf. the later bronze mirrors (Cal. of Bronzes,Nos.… … ETRUSCAN SILVER WORK. which dates from about the middle of the second century B.C., is descril^cd in theCatalogue of Terracottas, D 786. The objects were fixed with iron nails to the wallsof the tomb. They are described in Rlim. Milteil. i. p. 219 ; Notizie degli Scavi, 1886,p. 356 ; Antike Denkm.…
Silverwork, Ancient · Art objects
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