Roman Cinerary Urn inscribed for Caesennia Grapte
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Roman Cinerary Urn inscribed for Caesennia Grapte
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Published 2018-08-01T08:49:34+00:00
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Lot description:
A Roman Marble Cinerary Urn inscribed for Caesennia Grapte, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of the 1st Century A.D., with 18th Century Lid.
with splayed foot, deep ovoid body, and cylindrical handles carved in low relief with inverted palmettes, the body finely carved in shallow relief with scrolling branches of grapevine and ivy springing from beneath each handle, the rectangular panel in front engraved with three lines of Latin inscription reading D(iis) M(anibus) / Caesenniae / Graptes matris (“To the Spirits of the Departed of Caesennia Grapte, mother”); finial of restored lid missing.
Información técnica
| Date published | 01/08/2018 |
| Complejidad | Medio |
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| Titulo | Roman Cinerary Urn inscribed for Caesennia Grapte |
| Date | 1st half of the 1st Century A.D., 18th Century Lid |
| Dimensión | Height without lid 36.8 cm |
| Adhesión | Private Collection |
| Periodo | Roman |
| Medio | Marble |
| Crédito | ANCIENT SCULPTURE AND WORKS OF ART, 3rd July 2018, Lot sold - £51,000 |
| Record | http://www.sothebys.com/fr/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/ancient-marbles-classical-sculpture-and-l18260/lot.34.9V5YM.html |
| Artista | Unknown artist |
| Lugar | Sotheby's |
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