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 34
und in situhanging on a nail. 25. Strigil. Length about 25 cm. Broken inthree pieces ; surface corroded. 26-241. ROMANSILVER WORK. (I) STATUETTES (26-61). 26. Bust of Roman Lady. Thisbust represents a middle-agedwoman with thin bony face, andhair arranged in the style in vogueabout .\.T). 40-60, as… … 8 CATALOGUE OF SILVER PLATE. the ears it is gathered in two twisted strands, which are plaited together at the neck and tied up in a club, the end of which is now wanting ; curls of hair escape in front of and behind the ears. The bust has been torn in ancient times out of a patera like that…
Silverwork, Ancient · Art objects
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