Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York [The Gilliss Press] · leaf 337
of oblong shape. This plate probably served as a mirror in Roman times. On the sub-ject of rectangular mirrors cf. A. de Ridder, Daremberg et Saglio, Diction-naire, speculum, p. 1429. In the British Museum is a similar plain rec-tangular mirror from Halikarnassos. Length, 6f6 m- (J7 cm.). Width, 6\… … 840 CISTAE OR TOILET BOXES Cistae The word cista (darr], cista) really means a basket; but as an arch- aeological term it has been restricted to certain cylindrical utensils, generallyof bronze, but sometimes of wood, ivory, or bone. These cistae have a long history, appearing as early as the…
Bronzes · Art, Ancient
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