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Box with scene depicting Roman hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola before the Etruscan king Lars Porsena

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European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman 1976
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Title: Box with scene depicting Roman hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola before the Etruscan king Lars Porsena
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