Disc, possibly a Shield Boss
- Culture
- Italic
- Date
- 7th–early 6th century BCE
- Material
- Bronze
- possibly from
- Vetulonia, Tuscany region, Italy, Europe
- Classification
- Arms & armor, metalwork
- Collection
- Ancient Art
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 259
- Dimensions
- diameter: 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 51:1922
Provenance
by 1919 - 1922
C. & E. Canessa Antiquaires, New York, NY, USA [1]
1922 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from C. & E. Canessa Antiquaires [2]
Notes:
This disk and two others in the Museum's collection (52:1922 and 53:1922) share the same provenance.
[1] The disk is illustrated in a 1919 catalog of C. & E. Canessa Antiquaires ["Illustrated Catalogue of the Canessa Collection of Rare and Valuable Objects of Art of the Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Gothic, and Renaissance Periods," New York: Privately Printed for C. & E. Canessa Antiquaires, 1919, no. 20].
[2] Bill of sale, April 11, 1922 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, April 11, 1922.
C. & E. Canessa Antiquaires, New York, NY, USA [1]
1922 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from C. & E. Canessa Antiquaires [2]
Notes:
This disk and two others in the Museum's collection (52:1922 and 53:1922) share the same provenance.
[1] The disk is illustrated in a 1919 catalog of C. & E. Canessa Antiquaires ["Illustrated Catalogue of the Canessa Collection of Rare and Valuable Objects of Art of the Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Gothic, and Renaissance Periods," New York: Privately Printed for C. & E. Canessa Antiquaires, 1919, no. 20].
[2] Bill of sale, April 11, 1922 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, April 11, 1922.
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