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tomb-relief
Object Type
tomb-relief
Museum number
1948,0423.1
Description
Marble relief from a tomb: portrait of a woman as victorious Venus with a dove and holding a palm branch. The panel below the figure was intended for an inscription. To either side of it are sculpted doors, representing the doors of the tomb.
Cultures/periods
Roman
Production date
100-120
(circa)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Rome (city)
Materials
marble
Dimensions
Height:
162 centimetres
Thickness:
16 centimetres
Width:
60 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Walker 1985 / Memorials to the Roman dead
(p. 40 and fig. 28)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2011 1 May-present, Carlisle, Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Roman Gallery LT Loan (British Museum Partnership Gallery)
Subjects
classical deity
bird
Associated names
Associated with:
Aphrodite/Venus
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Spink & Son Ltd
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Earl of Bessborough
Acquisition date
1948
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1948,0423.1
Conservation
Treatment
: 28 Feb 2011
Treatment
: 10.08.1984