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ECL-Bm.11:91-2013

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Object number

ECL-Bm.11:91-2013

Object type

Identification

Title

Funerary altar

Title Type

assigned by cataloguer

Comments

Was Fa 2 no.20
Bm 11 91,92,93 are catalogued together being different aspects of the same altar

Other number

Fa 3 Villa no.20

Description

Content (description)

91: front. A garland of leaves and fruit hangs from the horns of rams' heads at the top corners, beneath which hang fillets. An eagle perches on the garland. At bottom centre a goat stands to right suckling a child.. Two small birds with outspread wings stand in the bottom corners looking up at the fillets. At top centre is a rectangular panel with the inscription DIIS MANIB/ SACRUM/ L SEST EUTROPE/ SIBI ET SUIS/ CUIUS MONUMENTEST.
92: side. A garland hangs from rams' heads as at the front. Over it two birds peck at the wings of a cricket. At bottom left and right two birds fly up towards the fillets which hang from the ram's heads.
93: side. As the other side.

Content (object)

altar

Dimensions

height (actual size): 406mm
width (actual size): 267mm

Inscription

Campiglia Villa Mattei No.20
written in ink on the back of the drawing

Inscription description

N: 20 written in pencil on the front of the drawing, lower left
B written in pencil on the front of the drawing lower right

Materials & techniques note

black lead pencil on paper

Production

Date

c.1710-1730

History and association

Previous ownership

References

• Altmann (no.17)
image ECL-Bm.11_91-2013
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