. Catalogue of the silver plate (Greek, Etruscan and Roman) in the British Museum. fourth centuries 20. Spoon (T3pe C, Fig. 37). Handle connected with bowl by a curved piece ofC-shape, the base of the bowl forming a straight bar at right angles to this ; thebowl itself is oval in shape, widening out again towards the handle, and terminatingin a broad and straight piece ; the handle thih with pointed end. On the back ofthe bowl is an engraved design representing Athena seated to r., holding spear in ; she wears crested helmet, aegis, and long chiton. Before her are her owl facingto
. Catalogue of the silver plate (Greek, Etruscan and Roman) in the British Museum. fourth centuries 20. Spoon (T3pe C, Fig. 37). Handle connected with bowl by a curved piece ofC-shape, the base of the bowl forming a straight bar at right angles to this ; thebowl itself is oval in shape, widening out again towards the handle, and terminatingin a broad and straight piece ; the handle thih with pointed end. On the back ofthe bowl is an engraved design representing Athena seated to r., holding spear in ; she wears crested helmet, aegis, and long chiton. Before her are her owl facingto front and the serpent ; round the edge is a floral border, and in the field isinscribed AdQN3t^, Menrfa. Length 13-7 cm. Payne Knight Coll. (xcviii. 48). Bowl somewhat corroded. LateEtruscan work ; for the style of the engraving cf. the later bronze mirrors (Cal. of Bronzes,Nos. 726 £f.). TOMH GROUP FROM CHIUSI (21--25). These five objects were found in the same tomb as the sarcophagus of SeiantiHanunia at Poggio Cantarello, four miles west of Chiusi, in 1886. The sarcophagus,. ETRUSCAN SILVER WORK. which dates from about the middle of the second century , is descril^cd in theCatalogue of Terracottas, D 786. The objects were fixed with iron nails to the wallsof the tomb. They are described in Rlim. Milteil. i. p. 219 ; Notizie degli Scavi, 1886,p. 356 ; Antike Denkm. i. p. 9 ; see also Class. Review, i. p. 119. Illustrations of thefive silver objects are given in Amer. Journ. of Arch. 1918, p. 276, fig. 13, and in AntikeDenkm., loc. cit. Plate IV. 21. Aryballos. Globular body with narrow neck ; the mouth is broken away. Roundthe middle of the body is a gilt band of incised wave-pattern between dotted lines. Ht. 8-2 cm. 22. Situla. Egg-shaped body with plain flat lip, to which a movable flat semi-circularhandle is attached by hooks. Ht. 15 cm. Diam. 14 cm. Handle repaired ; surface corroded in places. 23. Pyxis. Cylindrical form, with moulded base ; cover with domed top, wh
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