LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: 2018

Detail of a Kylix with Revelers in the Boston Muse…

Detail of a Kylix with Revelers in the Boston Muse…

Kylix with Revelers in the Boston Museum of Fine A…

Kylix with Revelers in the Boston Museum of Fine A…

Kylix with the Head of Arethusa in the Boston Muse…

Kylix with the Head of Arethusa in the Boston Muse…

Pelike with Odysseus and Elepenor in the Underworl…

Pelike with Odysseus and Elepenor in the Underworl…

Stamnos with Female Worshipers by the Villa Giulia…

Stamnos with Female Worshipers by the Villa Giulia…

Kylix with Bearded Man Balancing on One Leg by Dou…

Detail of a Kylix with Bearded Man Balancing on On…

Detail of a Kylix with Bearded Man Balancing on On…

Kylix with Bearded Man Balancing on One Leg by Dou…

Fragment of a Sarcophagus with a Relief with the T…

17 Jun 2024 12
Fragment of sarcophagus relief with the fall of Troy Roman Imperial Period about A.D. 140 Medium/Technique: Marble, Dolomitic from the Greek island of Thasos Dimensions: Overall: 28 x 19cm (11 x 7 1/2in.) Weight: 35 lb. (15.88 kg) Credit Line: Harriet Otis Cruft Fund Accession Number: 69.2 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Sculpture Catalogue Raisonné: Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 242; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 112 (additional published references). Description: The fragment, the Trojan Horse within the walls, is part of the left front end, near the corner, of the lid of a large sarcophagus with scenes from the Trojan Wars, particularly the capture of the city. The bottom surface is finely finished; the top rear is roughly chiseled. Other edges are broken irregularly. The remaining sculptured surfaces are incrusted but otherwise legible. Scientific Analysis: Marble has been scientifically tested with X-Ray Diffraction and determined to be Dolomitic. Harvard Lab No. HI117a: Isotope ratios - delta13C +3.39 / delta18O -3.32, Attribution - Thasos-Cape Vathy, Justification - Dolomitic by XRD. Provenance: By 1960: with Ars Antiqua AG, Haldenstrasse 5, Lucerne, Switzerland (Ars Antiqua auction 2, Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, May 14, 1960, lot 60); by 1969: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, SW 1; purchased by MFA from Spink & Son, Ltd., January 8, 1969 Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/151240/fragment-of-sarcophagus-relief-with-the-fall-of-troy

Fragment of a Sarcophagus with a Relief with the T…

17 Jun 2024 9
Fragment of sarcophagus relief with the fall of Troy Roman Imperial Period about A.D. 140 Medium/Technique: Marble, Dolomitic from the Greek island of Thasos Dimensions: Overall: 28 x 19cm (11 x 7 1/2in.) Weight: 35 lb. (15.88 kg) Credit Line: Harriet Otis Cruft Fund Accession Number: 69.2 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Sculpture Catalogue Raisonné: Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 242; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 112 (additional published references). Description: The fragment, the Trojan Horse within the walls, is part of the left front end, near the corner, of the lid of a large sarcophagus with scenes from the Trojan Wars, particularly the capture of the city. The bottom surface is finely finished; the top rear is roughly chiseled. Other edges are broken irregularly. The remaining sculptured surfaces are incrusted but otherwise legible. Scientific Analysis: Marble has been scientifically tested with X-Ray Diffraction and determined to be Dolomitic. Harvard Lab No. HI117a: Isotope ratios - delta13C +3.39 / delta18O -3.32, Attribution - Thasos-Cape Vathy, Justification - Dolomitic by XRD. Provenance: By 1960: with Ars Antiqua AG, Haldenstrasse 5, Lucerne, Switzerland (Ars Antiqua auction 2, Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, May 14, 1960, lot 60); by 1969: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, SW 1; purchased by MFA from Spink & Son, Ltd., January 8, 1969 Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/151240/fragment-of-sarcophagus-relief-with-the-fall-of-troy

Head of Augustus in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts…

Head of Augustus in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts…


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