Roman Sarcophagus Fragment with Pastoral Scene

Sculpture

Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Roman Sarcophagus Fragment with Pastoral Scene

Entry/Object ID

HM-318

Description

Fragment of a Sarcophagus with Pastoral Scene Roman Imperial Period Ca. 270-300 CE Material Very fine-grain Carrara marble Dimensions 36.8 cm (height) x 32.5 (length) Condition A fragment with weathered surface Description Five animals are arranged in three rows of rugged landscape: a goat on top, two goats in the middle, and a horse (to the left) and cow (to the right) on the bottom. On the left are traces of a cloak belonging to a shepherd (possibly posed like the Good Shepherd) and on the right are vestiges of a tree. Provenance Allegedly from Porta Pia, Rome February 1928, Armando Pacifici purchased from L. Viti in Rome Location East wall of courtyard Bibliography Unpublished; see further Hammond archives

Collection

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

318

Made/Created

Place

Location

Roman

Notes

Date: mid 3rd century Early Date: 250 Late Date: 299

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Relief

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Provenance

Notes

February 1928 L. Vitti 150 lire ($7.89 in 1928, $127.62 in 2021)

General Notes

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (28)

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (30)

Note Type

1928-05 ca from Armando Pacifici (List of 13 Cases copy 1) p(1-2)

Note Type

1929-07-16 to D C Andrews (list of Pacifici shipment) p(2)

Note Type

1928-04 ca from Armando Pacifici (Purchases Prices & sources)