Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna: from tomb 103 of the De Luca necropolis.In the center is the bronze cist inventory 16537. The cist was originally made of a wooden body covered in leather, not preserved in its original state but reconstructed, on which a perforated bronze plate was mounted.The container is decorated with bronze elements: the feet are in the shape of lion paws, small ram heads are inserted halfway up the body and on the lid the handle is made of a small and graceful figure of an athlete performing the bridge.In the cist the Etruscan woman stored her toiletry items: the alabastron, that is, the container for perfumed oils, the bone comb and the bronze mirror, the tweezers and other materials for body care.Mid-5th century BC. Inv. 16537.Detail of one of the lion's paw-shaped feet.
