Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.1903: Tombstone with Inscription Inscriptions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tombstone with Inscription , 1977.216.1903,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 28, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/286857. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.1903 Title Tombstone with Inscription Classification Inscriptions Work Type inscription Date 1st century BCE-1st century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Latium Period Roman Imperial period, Early Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/286857 Physical Descriptions Medium Stone Technique Carved Dimensions 54 x 22 x 3.5 cm (21 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Bought by Clifford Moore in Rome for the Department of the Classics, 1905-1906. Transfer from the Department of the Classics, 1977. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Purchased in Rome Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.1903 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Tall marble slab with inscription and relief of a man reclining on a couch offering something to a bird. Publication History Clifford Herschel Moore, Latin Inscriptions in the Harvard Collection of Classical Antiquities, Harvard Studies in Classical Philology (1909), Vol. 20/pp. 1-14, cat. no. 28, p. 10 John Bodel, "Thirteen Latin Funerary Inscriptions at Harvard University", American Journal of Archaeology (1992), Vol. 96.1, 71-100, p. 92-93, no. 10, fig. 11. John Bodel and Stephen Tracy, Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A checklist, American Academy in Rome (New York, 1997), p. 52. Exhibition History Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
