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ECL-Bm.10:66-2013

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Object number

ECL-Bm.10:66-2013

Object type

Identification

Title

Sarcophagus: marine thiasos

Title Type

assigned by cataloguer

Comments

Was Fa 2 no. 8
Bm 10. 66 and 67 are catalogued together being continuation drawings of the same sarcophagus

Other number

Fa 3 no. 8

Description

Content (description)

On left a nude nymph rides on the back of a sea-man, who carries a shell horn and leads a horse to right, a dolphin beneath its hooves. Then a nymph with a billow of drapery rides on the back of a sea-man, who carries a horn and leads a ram to right. Next a similar group moves left, leading a tiger; the sea-man carrise a rudder. Lastly a nymph with her back turned to the viewer rides to left on the back of a sea-man, who holds a trident and leads a bull. Across the top of the sarcophagus is the inscription
ALLEDIAE MARCIAE FILI DULCISS IN FIDIED XIIII ALLEDIUS IROFIMIANUS E BAELIAMARINA PARENTES BENEMERENTIS FFEOR.

Content (object)

drawing

Dimensions

height (actual size): 413mm
width (actual size): 534mm

Inscription

No.7 written in ink on the back of the drawing

Materials & techniques note

black lead pencil on paper

Production

Person

Unknown (Artist)

Date

c.1710-1730

History and association

Previous ownership

References

• Mansuelli (I no. 250)
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