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19th (?) century
Castle Museum in Łańcut
Part of the collection: Sculptures
Crater of Mithridates The bronze crater is a copy of the bronze Hellenistic Mithridates crater from the 1st century B.C. held in the Musei Capitolini, Rome. The original crater was found in Anizo in 1740-1742. It is believed to have been part of the conquest of the Romans in the wars they waged against Mithridates, king of Pontus (c. 132 - 63 B.C.). The Łańcut crater might have been made in Italy in the 4th quarter of the 18th century. It is set on a rectangular pedestal with a painted inscription: VASE DE MITHRIDATE. It is not a faithful copy of the original crater, which has semi-circular handles, and an inscription is carved on the vessel spout. In the times of the former owners of the Łańcut Castle, it decorated one of the rooms in the Turkish Apartment, where it is exhibited to this day.
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Dimensions
height: 63 cm
Object type
Sculptures
Technique
cast
Material
bronze, stucco
Origin / acquisition method
decyzja administracyjna
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Creation / finding place
Owner
Castle Museum in Łańcut
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Location / status
19th (?) century
Castle Museum in Łańcut
19th (?) century
Castle Museum in Łańcut
1st half of the 19th century
Castle Museum in Łańcut
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