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Mithridates Crater

Part of the collection: Sculptures

Popularization note

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.

Information about the object

Information about this object

Author / creator

unknown

Dimensions

height: 63 cm

Object type

Sculptures

Technique

cast

Material

bronze, stucco

Origin / acquisition method

decyzja administracyjna

Creation time / dating

19th (?) century

Creation / finding place

powstanie: unknown

Owner

Castle Museum in Łańcut

Identification number

S.370MŁ

Location / status

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