Cast Beam End

Name/Title

Cast Beam End

Entry/Object ID

523

Acquisition

Notes

Date: 1897 Means of Accession: purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Date made

circa 100 BCE - 300 CE

Place

Country

Italy

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

H, L, W: 4 1/16x6 1/2x5 in

Height

4-1/16 in

Width

5 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Material

Bronze

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Etruscans often used metal attachments in the construction of wooden objects, such as chariots or ships. This bronze finial is believed to have originally encased a piece of timber that was probably used to decorate a ship.