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Grave Relief of a Woman Depicted as a Muse
2nd century BC
carved marble
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
The relief was made near Smyrna (present-day Izmir, Turkey), on the west coast of Asia Minor, and portrays the deceased as a Muse, as indicated by her pose and dress. On other representations of this type, the maiden holds a kithara, a stringed instrument that resembles a lyre or small harp. The smaller figure on the right is a servant girl.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Summa Galeries, Los Angeles, CA, March 1980; Walters Art Museum, 1980, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1988-1989 | From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/18/1980 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/1/1988 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
H: 32 11/16 × W: 16 9/16 × D: 5 1/2 in. (83 × 42 × 14 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1980
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.230