Name/Title
Pompeii Bronze Cooking SetEntry/Object ID
HM-544. a-eTags
DEACCESSIONEDDescription
Pompeii Bronze Cooking Set with five pieces
Reproduction purchased by Hammond in Pompeii
a) Table; triple-footed, enclosed at base, legs in the form of running dog with paw at bottom; circular top
b) Tray; square with built-in area for pitcher and cooking pot; four legs in shape of an animal; at each corner there is a winged torso and head; five half-circle handles on the sides; back two legs are attached to the table top
c) Pitcher; sits in the back left of the tray; etched turnings; spout in form of man's head; attached top which has ball design thumbpiece; includes a dotted and rope pattern edging with a woman's head as center finial
d) Pot; open wide mouth with attached horizontal handle which is removable from its stand at the right back of tray which is constructed in the shape of the backs of three birds; includes man's face for side-spout
e) Half-dome shaped object; Solid; horizontal handle; three scenes in low relief on side; flat bottom
SOLD 1990sCollection
MetalworkMade/Created
Place
Location
Pompei, Naples, ItalyNotes
Date: ca. reproductionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
CookwareNomenclature Sub-Class
Cooking VesselsNomenclature Class
Food Processing & Preparation T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsGeneral Notes
Note Type
1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (40)Note Type
1970 Guide Book to Tower 007Note Type
1965 ca Tower Gallery Inventory, copy 1 p(1)Note Type
1970ca Handwritten Inventory p(27) - 1st Floor Gallery