Cocceius (Toreut)
Cocceius was an ancient Roman Toreut (metal sculptor). He worked in Campania . It is known from a signature on a bronze saucepan that was found in the Spanish village of Buitrón, municipality of Zalamea la Real ( province of Huelva ) and can serve as an example of the widespread use of goods in the Roman Empire . The piece is dated around the turn of the century . The saucepan is now part of the British Museum .
literature
- Rainer Vollkommer : Cocceius. In: Derselbe (editor): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Over 3800 artists from three millennia. Nikol, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-937872-53-7 , p. 987.
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| SURNAME | Cocceius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ancient Roman Toreut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |