{"product_id":"strigil-patterned-vase-antonine","title":"Strigil Patterned Vase Antonine","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-special-sm\"\u003eCapture the timeless elegance of ancient Rome with the \"Vase Antonine.\" \u003cspan\u003eThis masterpiece boasts a stunning marble finish. Inspired by Roman artistry, it features strigulated patterns and serpentine handles that symbolize guardianship over sacred spaces. While it may have been used for funerary purposes, its true function remains a mystery. Regardless, this exquisite piece, dating back to the Antonine period, brings the mystique and artistry of ancient times into your modern space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHISTORIC PROVENANCE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vase Antonine takes its design inspiration from a marble vase with handles created from intertwined serpents (2nd half of the 2nd century A.D.) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Roman original is recognized as one of the finest and best-preserved examples of these types of vessels with strigulated, or scraped, S-shaped reliefs carved across the body. The serpents, with their mouths seemingly biting the rim, were associated with funerals as well as chthonian, or underworld, powers, and were regarded by the Greeks and Romans as guardians of scared places, houses, and tombs. However, in the absence of a funerary inscription, it’s impossible to determine whether this vase was originally intended as an ash urn or created for purely decorative use. Our reinterpretation has been crafted with a marble finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.eichholtz.com\/usa\/eichholtz_catalog\/ajax\/pdfFile\/type\/itemspecificationsheets\/id\/TM0041\/\"\u003eDownload Specification Sheet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eichholtz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47727289630914,"sku":"TM0041","price":2495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8473\/0050\/files\/TM0041_0_1_1.webp?v=1780439482","url":"https:\/\/mathohome.com\/products\/strigil-patterned-vase-antonine","provider":"Matho Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}