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Patera or boss
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter (average for all six): 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.690
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 531.
DescriptionThey are undecorated and have been made to be attached to a wall. One has a hole in the outer or curved area and several have chewed-up edges. Crusty green patina.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (one of a group of objects that according to Warren's records were brought to Rome and had all been found together in a tomb at Ferentinum [the contents included MFA 98.687-691a, 98.774-775, 98.778-783, 98.800-801, and 98.918]); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)