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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Portonaccio Sarcophagus
Work_PrefTitle
Portonaccio Sarcophagus
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, battle scene at top center of the sarcophagus, a snake is depicted being struck by the weapon held by the general at lower right
Image_Title
Detail, battle scene at top center of the sarcophagus, a snake is depicted being struck by the weapon held by the general at lower right
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
Agent_Display
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 112327
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 112327
Location
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Location Note:
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Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; Largo di Villa Peretti, 2
Work_LocationNotes
Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; Largo di Villa Peretti, 2
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.901359 12.498249
GPS
41.901359 12.498249
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 180 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 180 CE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Imperial (Roman)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sarcophagus
Work_Worktype1
sarcophagus
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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relief (sculpture)
Work_Worktype2
relief (sculpture)
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Measurements:
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153 cm (height) x 273 (width) x 137 cm (depth)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
153 cm (height) x 273 (width) x 137 cm (depth)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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death or burial; funerary art; military or war; Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180; Roman Empire; Antonine; Marcomanni
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
death or burial; funerary art; military or war; Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180; Roman Empire; Antonine; Marcomanni
Subjects
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Description:
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Found in the Portonaccio quarter of Rome in 1931, near Via Tiburtina. The front long side of the grand sarcophagus represents a battle scene staged on several planes and focused on the haughty advance of a Roman victor. Roman battle sarcophagi derive from Hellenistic monuments from Pergamon showing Pergamene victories over the Gauls, and were all presumably commissioned for military commanders. The frieze on the lid, between two corner mascarons, celebrates the deceased and his spouse, portrayed in the center in the act of the dextrarum iunctio (clasping of right hands). The faces of the main personages were left unfinished, awaiting the features of the deceased to be sculpted. The decoration of the sarcophagus, inspired by many scenes of the Column of Marcus Aurelius, is dateable to about 180 CE. The military insignia on the upper rim of the case, the eagle of the Legio IIII Flavia (Fourth Flavian Legion) and the boar of the Legio I Italica (First Italic Legion), allow the identification of the deceased as Aulus Iulius Pompilius, official of Marcus Aurelius, in command of two cavalry squadrons drafted to these two legions during the Marcomannic Wars (172-175 CE). (Source: Museo Nazionale Romano; http://archeoroma.be niculturali.it/en/no de/482)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Found in the Portonaccio quarter of Rome in 1931, near Via Tiburtina. The front long side of the grand sarcophagus represents a battle scene staged on several planes and focused on the haughty advance of a Roman victor. Roman battle sarcophagi derive from Hellenistic monuments from Pergamon showing Pergamene victories over the Gauls, and were all presumably commissioned for military commanders. The frieze on the lid, between two corner mascarons, celebrates the deceased and his spouse, portrayed in the center in the act of the dextrarum iunctio (clasping of right hands). The faces of the main personages were left unfinished, awaiting the features of the deceased to be sculpted. The decoration of the sarcophagus, inspired by many scenes of the Column of Marcus Aurelius, is dateable to about 180 CE. The military insignia on the upper rim of the case, the eagle of the Legio IIII Flavia (Fourth Flavian Legion) and the boar of the Legio I Italica (First Italic Legion), allow the identification of the deceased as Aulus Iulius Pompilius, official of Marcus Aurelius, in command of two cavalry squadrons drafted to these two legions during the Marcomannic Wars (172-175 CE). (Source: Museo Nazionale Romano; http://archeoroma.be niculturali.it/en/no de/482)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-PM-PSA-A34
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-PM-PSA-A34
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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