Roman Marble Memorial of Soldier & Horse

Sculpture

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Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Roman Marble Memorial of Soldier & Horse

Entry/Object ID

HM-355

Tags

Pacifici purchase

Description

Reportedly 2nd c. tombstone of cavalry officer of Emperor Trajan found near Rome. Marble funeral memorial fragment with Roman equestrian soldier and horse. Current scholarship - carvings are reproductions done in early 20th century (Dr. Cohon, 2022)

Collection

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

355

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1939

Place

Location

Roman

Notes

Date: reproduction; early 20th century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Headstone

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tombstone

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Funerary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

General Notes

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (12)

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1951 Tour Manual 003

Note Type

1930-05-17 from Pacifici (Piraino columns, soldiers tombs)

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1930-07-22 ca 18 cases (Limiti sarcphuagus, Vita tombs, Piraino balustra)

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1930-07-21 from C Stein (Pacifici, marble tombs, SS Exton shipping) p(1-4)

Note Type

1930-05-17 from Pacifici (Piraino columns, soldiers tombs)

Note Type

1929-09-30 from Massimo Foa (payment for well & tombs) in French

Note Type

1930-07-22 from C Stein (shipped Pacifici & Piraino tombs, balustra)