cinerary urn

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Object Type
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
Production date: 300BC-100BC
Production place: Made in: Italy
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Chiusi
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 58 centimetres; Length: 87 centimetres; Width: 44 centimetres
Curator's comments: Belongs to 1851.4-16.13 (lid).
Bibliographic references
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
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

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