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The Projecta Casket. Roman, ca. 380 CE. This casket is one of the most important and magnificent examples of late antique silver made in Rome. This side shows the goddess Venus on a cockleshell and Nereids riding a ketos and a hippocamp. The inscription suggests that the toilet casket was a marriage gift. It indicates further that the owner was a Christian woman. 54.9 x 27.9 cm. Inv. PY 1866,1229.1.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART186125
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3072px × 2006px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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4th century CE
Casket
Early Christian
Hippocampus, Mythology
Imperial Roman (27 BCE-396 CE)
Metalwork
Silver
Silverwork
Venus (Aphrodite) Goddess
Wedding Scenes