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Source Description
The name of the deceased, Novia Clara, appears on the front of this urn. The two handles are each in the form of a mask of Zeus-Ammon, the Hellenistic version of the powerful Egyptian god Amen, whose ram-horns curl around his ears. The lid preserves the lead clamps used to secure it to the vase. (The base and the finial are restored.)
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
30017
label
Urn with Lid
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
30017
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Urn with Lid
description
The name of the deceased, Novia Clara, appears on the front of this urn. The two handles are each in the form of a mask of Zeus-Ammon, the Hellenistic version of the powerful Egyptian god Amen, whose ram-horns curl around his ears. The lid preserves the lead clamps used to secure it to the vase. (The base and the finial are restored.)
provenance
Kalebjian Freres, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1925, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P2187]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
50-100 CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
urns
vessels
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27
height
51.5
depth
37.8
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 10 5/8 x H: 20 1/4 x W: 14 7/8 in. (27 x 51.5 x 37.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
inscriptions
[Inscription
Latin] NOVIA P(ublii) L(iberta) CLARA [Translation] Novia Clara
freedwoman of Publius
med
marble
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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