1st-3rd c. Lion Sarcophagus/Bathtub

Sculpture

-

Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

1st-3rd c. Lion Sarcophagus/Bathtub

Entry/Object ID

HM-393

Tags

DEACCESSIONED, Pacifici purchase

Description

1st-3rd c. Lion Sarcophagus or Bathtub Rounded deep bathtub shaped sarcophagus with 2 lion heads Squiggle wave pattern from top edge to bottom Purchased from Pacifici in 1931 Reportedly found in the Via Merulana near Palazzo Brancaccio in Rome Deaccessioned and sold 1993

Acquisition

Accession

393

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sarcophagus

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Funerary

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Funerary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

General Notes

Note Type

HM393 Lion Sarcophagus info

Note Type

1993-12-14 Sotheby's Catalog, #112 - HM393 Lion Sarcophagus

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (43)

Note Type

1931-07-16 from Armando Pacifici (lion head sarcophagus) p(1-3)

Note Type

1970 Guide Book to Tower 007

Note Type

MET Example Image

Note Type

1965 ca Tower Gallery Inventory, copy 1 p(1)

Note Type

1970ca Handwritten Inventory p(25) - 3rd & 2nd Floor Gallery

Note Type

1937-10-21 to Dr Francis Taylor (sources of tile & marbles), pg (1-3)