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The lid is decorated in high relief with sacrificial animals and religious objects. Featured prominently are the heads of three domestic animals—a ram, a bull, and a goat—that were commonly used as offerings at major public ceremonies. The decoration is unusual, but there is a close parallel in the Berlin Museum.
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Title: Gilt-silver ceremonial box lid
Period: Early Imperial, Augustan
Date: late 1st century BCE or later
Culture: Roman
Medium: Silver gilt
Dimensions:
H. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
width 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
depth 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, Marguerite and Frank A. Cosgrove Jr. Fund and Mr. and Mrs. Christos G. Bastis Gift, 2000
Object Number: 2000.26
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