Cinerary Box
AD 1–100
Maker Unknown
Greek and Roman Art
Cinerary Box, AD 1–100. Italy, Roman, 1st Century. Marble; overall: 29 x 24 cm (11 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.560 The central rectangular plaque would have been inscribed with an epitaph, either painted or carved.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- marble
- Medium
- marble
- Dimensions
- Overall: 29 x 24 cm (11 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
- Departments
- Greek and Roman Art
- Accession Number
- 1915.560
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe, CMA, October 17, 2010 - January 17, 2011, Walters Art Museum February 13 - May 15, 2011, British Museum June 23 - October 9, 2011: "Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe."
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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