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cinerary urn
Object Type
cinerary urn
Museum number
1851,0416.12
Description
Marble cinerary urn chest; standing on two supports; the front of the chest depicts the death of Hippolytus; traces of paint.
Cultures/periods
Etruscan
Production date
300BC-100BC
Production place
Made in:
Italy
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Chiusi
Materials
marble
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
58 centimetres
Length:
87 centimetres
Width:
44 centimetres
Curator's comments
Belongs to 1851.4-16.13 (lid).
Bibliographic references
Sculpture / Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum
(D45)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
2019-2020, 25 Jul-12 Jan, Oxford, Ashmolean, Last Supper in Pompeii: Food and the Romans from the Table to the Grave
Subjects
classical mythology
charioteer/chariot
equestrian
Associated names
Representation of:
Hippolytus
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Dr Emil Braun
(sale)
Purchased through:
Christie's
Purchased through:
Harry Osborn Cureton
Acquisition date
1851
Acquisition notes
Lot 108 at Braun's sale.
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1851,0416.12
Conservation
Treatment
: 19 Apr 2007
Treatment
: 17 Apr 2019