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Funerary Stele of Aurelia Artemis
3rd-4th century (Late Antique)
marble, plaster ground, paint
(Roman Empire )
(Roman Empire )
This stele (tombstone) commemorates the death of a woman named Aurelia Artemis. The use of costly, imported marble and the woman's elaborate dress suggest that she came from a wealthy family. The presence of a Greek inscription, as well as the woman's pose, point to a Greek family, possibly Christian, living in southern Egypt.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1989 | Beyond the Pharaohs: Egypt and the Copts in the Second to Seventh Centuries A.D.. Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1989. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/9/1987 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 1/18/1989 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation |
Measurements
H: 13 3/8 x W: 16 1/4 in. (34 x 41.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
26.2