ECL-Bn.15:94-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.15:94-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Relief: putto at throne of Neptune
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
The putto carry the attributes of Neptune - trident and shell - to a throne in the centre. There is a drape over the throne and a sea-monster beneath. Behind runs a wall with pilasters and a frieze of dolphins and tridents.
Beneath is the inscription: OPUS HOC ANTIQUU SCULP REPERITUR RAVENAE IN AED DIVI VITALIS MDXVIIII
SR inscribed on the pedestal of the pilaster.
Beneath is the inscription: OPUS HOC ANTIQUU SCULP REPERITUR RAVENAE IN AED DIVI VITALIS MDXVIIII
SR inscribed on the pedestal of the pilaster.
Content (object)
relief
Dimensions
height (actual size): 174mm
width (actual size): 358mm
width (actual size): 358mm
Inscription
See Description:
Beneath is the inscription: OPUS HOC ANTIQUU SCULP REPERITUR RAVENAE IN AED DIVI VITALIS MDXVIIII
SR inscribed on the pedestal of the pilaster.
Beneath is the inscription: OPUS HOC ANTIQUU SCULP REPERITUR RAVENAE IN AED DIVI VITALIS MDXVIIII
SR inscribed on the pedestal of the pilaster.
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Engraver)
History and association
Object history note
Previous ownership
References
• Ausonia (C. Ricci Ausonia IV 1909 247 ff)