A cistae is known as

a. a cylindrical container used by wealthy Etruscan women to carry personal items.
b. an oven used for firing and curing terra cotta sculpture.
c. a figural group of Dionysus between two satyrs seen in sculpture and later mosaic.
d. an image that is prominent within Etruscan art, referencing the Argonauts.

Answer: a

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