The Cassollette: Women Supporting an Urn

Marco Dente

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cassollette: Women Supporting an Urn by Marco Dente. Black and white engraving of two women standing side by side; both are nude to the waist and wearing togas; heads bent slightly down and to their right; left woman holds urn with right hand on head; right woman holds urn with left hand on head and holds the left hand of the woman on the left; on the urn is a dome; a patterned band encircles the dome; on the band are two dragons; on the base of the urn are molding and a short pillar; base of image has molding with two heads; small signature at bottom.