| Object Number |
MS3451 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Roman |
| Provenience |
Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi |
| Date Made |
99-0 BCE |
| Section |
Mediterranean |
| Materials |
Marble (Stone) |
| Technique |
Carved |
| Iconography |
Cauldron | Griffin | Latin Inscription |
| Inscription Language |
Latin Language |
| Description |
Knob on top and one griffin-head abraded away. One of a pair with 3450. Inscription: same. Dec., 1983: Somewhat similar solid marble vase found at Aphrodisias. Slide shown by Kenan Erim at Archeology Club meeting, |
| Height |
66 cm |
| Width |
23 cm |
| Depth |
21.6 cm |
| Credit Line |
Museum Purchase; subscription of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1897 |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Romano, Irene B. 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, 2006. See: p. 158, no. 80 |
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| Bodel, John, and Stephen V. Tracy. Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A Checklist. Rome: American Academy in Rome, 1997. Page/Fig./Plate: 211-212 See: p. 212 |
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| Luce, Stephen B. Catalogue of the Mediterranean Section. Philadelphia: The University Museum, 1921. See: pp. 175-176, no. 40 |
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| Furtwängler, Adolf. "Neue Denkmäler antiker Kunst: Antiken in den Museen von Amerika III (SB. Munch 1905)." . (1904). See: p. 260, no. 25 |
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| Barnabei, Felice. "Nemi nuove scoperte nell'area del tempio di Diana". no. 8. Notizie degli scavi di antichita, 1895. Page/Fig./Plate: 425-429 See: |
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