Statue
| Object Number: | MS3449 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Rome Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Italy Latium Lake Nemi |
| Date Made: | 99-0 BCE |
| Early Date: | 99 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Marble (Stone) |
| Iconography: | Cauldron Griffin Latin Inscription |
| Inscription Language: | Latin Language |
| Height: | 63.5 cm |
| Depth: | 46.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase; subscription of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1897 |
Description
Of three griffins, 1 has lost beak, 1 broken & mended at neck and lost. Plinth modern? One pair with 3448, q.v. Inscription is the same. Dec. 1983: Somewhat similar solid marble vase found at Aphrodisias. Slide shown by Kenan Erim at Archeology Club meeting.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| The Classical World: Rome ( Apr 1958 - 1975) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Roman Sculpture Gallery (1975 - 2000) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Classical World - Roman World (15 Mar 2003) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Collection] Romano, Irene B. 2006. Classical Sculpture; Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek and Roman Stone Sculpture in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 155, no. 78 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Moltesen, Mette. 1997. Dianas Hellige Lund: Fund fra en Helligdom i Nemi: In the Sacred Grove of Diana: Finds from a sanctuary at Nemi.. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. pg. 5-235 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 112, cf. 208-9, fig. 82-83 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Bilde, P. G. 1997. "Chio d(onum) d(edit): eight marble vases from the Sanctuary of Diana Nemorensis". Analecta Romana Instituti Danici. Copenhagen. Vol. 24. pg. 53-81 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 66, no. 6 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Tracy, Stephen, and Bodel, John. 1997. Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A Checklist.. Rome. American Academy in Rome. pg. 211-212 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 212 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] Luce, Stephen B. 1921. Catalogue of the Mediterranean Section.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 176, no. 38 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Furtwängler, Adolf. 1904. Neue Denkmäler antiker Kunst: Antiken in den Museen von Amerika III (SB. Munch 1905).. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 260, no. 25 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Barnabei, F. 1895. "Nemi nuove scoperte nell'area del tempio di Diana".. Notizie degli scavi di antichita. Vol. no. 8. pg. 425-429 Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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