Caption

Fragment of a grave brasier, 2nd half of the 5th century, Etruria; height 30.5 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 2 cm., An upright metal object photographed against a plain light gray background, consisting of a vertical shaft with a decorative animal-shaped top and a rounded perforated base; the top is formed like a stylized creature with a head, open mouth, ears, and a sinuous body that branches into curved limbs, showing a mottled greenish patina; the shaft below the animal has areas of brown rust and rough texture with irregular patches and a few darker corroded sections; the lower portion expands into a circular flat element with four rounded lobed openings, also displaying a greenish surface with spots of brown and darker discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_210

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.2Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment grave brasier 2nd half 5th century Etruria height 30.5 cm width 11.5 cm depth 2 cm upright metal object photographed plain light gray background consisting vertical shaft decorative animal-shaped top rounded perforated base top formed stylized creature head open mouth ears sinuous body branches curved limbs showing mottled greenish patina shaft animal areas brown rust rough texture irregular patches darker corroded sections lower portion expands circular flat element four rounded lobed openings also displaying greenish surface spots brown darker discoloration.