Bronze cista (toiletries box), Hellenistic, ca. 325–275 , Praenestine, Bronze, H. 16 in. ( cm), Bronzes, The engraved

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Bronze cista (toiletries box), Hellenistic, ca. 325–275 , Praenestine, Bronze, H. 16 in. ( cm), Bronzes, The engraved cylindrical frieze shows Hercules, wearing his lion skin and brandishing his club as he fights the Amazons with fellow Greek warriors. On the lid, dragon- and horse-headed sea monsters flank a dolphin

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