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Campanian

Large, round-bottomed bowl (dinos), 490 - 470 BCE

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Campanian

Title

Large, round-bottomed bowl (dinos)

Year

490 - 470 BCE

Medium

Bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • bronze

Techniques

  • lost-wax process

Dimensions

Height: 32 cm (12 5/8 inches) (including pegasoi)

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

30.017

Projects & Publications

Publications

Classical Bronzes

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

This vessel of hammered bronze is delicately engraved on the shoulder with a tongue pattern and a band of honeysuckle. The four winged horses (pegasoi) galloping on the molded rim are statuettes representing a mythical breed of horses popular in antiquity. Remains of a knob, now lost, are still visible on the lid. Dinoi (plural of dinos) made of terracotta and bronze were used as funerary urns during the 6th and 5th centuries BC. They were also awarded as prizes at games, including funeral games honoring the deceased. This dinos now rests on a modern ring stand, replicating how it would have stood in a tomb or a sanctuary nearly 2,500 years ago.

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