Title
Ficoroni Cista
Subject
Jason (Greek mythology)
Argonauts (Greek mythology)
Description
From Palestrina. It is possible that the artist Novios Plautios source for the scene he engraved on this cista was a monumental, mid-4th-century bce Greek painting of the Argonauts by Kydias that seems to have been exhibited in Rome during this time. This may be why Novios tells us in his inscribed signature that he executed this work in Rome.
Creator
Novios Plautios
Source
Kleiner, Fred S
A History of Roman Art, enhanced ed., Boston: Wadsworth, 2010 (9780495909873)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
Late 4th Century BCE
BCE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Type
jars
vessels (containers)
containers
figurines
statues
sculpture (visual work)
Still Image
Identifier
VS4476360
vw-20100330-1
Date Created
2011-08-18
Date Modified
2011-08-18
Is Part Of
Media Resource Center
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Extent
2 6 high
Medium
bronze
Spatial Coverage
Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia (Rome, Italy)
Temporal Coverage
Etruscan
Etruscan
Italian
Audience
UB Only
Collection
Citation
Novios Plautios, “Ficoroni Cista,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 31, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/30271.