ECL-Bm.11:88-2013
Parts
ECL-Bm.11:88-2013
Identification
Funerary altar
assigned by cataloguer
Was Fa 2 no.19
Bm 11 88,89,90 are catalogued together being different aspects of the same altar
Bm 11 88,89,90 are catalogued together being different aspects of the same altar
Fa 3 Villa no.19
Description
88: front. A garland of fruit, flowers and leaves hangs from the horns of rams' heads at the top corner, fillets flying. An eagle perches with outspread wings on the garland. At the bottom corners on rock projections sit sphinxes and on a rock projection bottom centre the she-wolf suckles the twins. At top centre in a rectangular panel is the inscription L VOLUSIO/ URBANO/ NOMENCLATORI/CESORIO.
89: right side. A garland hangs from rams' heads as at the front, and sphinxes sit at the bottom corners. At bottom centre a bird stands to left. Over the garland is a patera.
90: left side. As the right side, but the bird bottom centre stands to right and there is a jug in place of the patera over the garland.
89: right side. A garland hangs from rams' heads as at the front, and sphinxes sit at the bottom corners. At bottom centre a bird stands to left. Over the garland is a patera.
90: left side. As the right side, but the bird bottom centre stands to right and there is a jug in place of the patera over the garland.
altar
height (actual size): 400mm
width (actual size): 275mm
width (actual size): 275mm
Campiglia Villa Mattei No.19
written in ink on the back of the drawing
written in ink on the back of the drawing
N: 19 written in pencil on the front of the drawing, lower left
B written in pencil on the front of the drawing lower right
B written in pencil on the front of the drawing lower right
black lead pencil on paper
Production
c.1710-1730
History and association
• Monumenta Matthaeiana (TAV. LII 41 (?) added in ink in Sampson Catalogue, possibly the Monumenta paper?)
• Altmann (no.2 fig 40)
• Altmann (no.2 fig 40)