The Projecta Casket / Bridal casket of Secundus and Projecta, 3/4 view / Roman Period; creation date: ca. 380

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Work Title: The Projecta Casket
View Title: Bridal casket of Secundus and Projecta, 3/4 view
Creator/Culture: Roman
Site/Repository: Discovery location: San Francesco di Paola (Rome, Italy); Repository: British Museum (London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom)
Period/Date: Roman Period; creation date: ca. 380
Media/Technique: silver, gilding, engraving (incising)
Legacy Media/Technique: silver, gilding
Dimensions: 28.6 x 43.2 cm (11.26 x 17.01 inches), length: 55.9 cm, length: 22.01 inches
Subjects: Silver; Gilding; Gold; Caskets (Personal gear); Rome (Italy); Romans; Venus (Roman deity); Hippocampus; Aphrodite (Greek deity); Metalwork
Work Record ID: 218022
Image Record ID: 903908
Classification Filing Number: 532; R; 69CP 4b

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 903908
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-903908/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 903908. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-903908/1. May 03, 2024.