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Funerary Relief with Eight Figures
(Ancient Greece )
This unusual relief frieze was probably part of a base supporting a large grave monument. As with most Classical Greek funerary monuments, the figures are family members, both deceased and living, gathered together. The name of each figure is inscribed on the horizontal molding above.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mikas, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1926, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P2546]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1988-1989 | From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/20/1961 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/20/1970 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 10/13/1988 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/4/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; repaired; loss compensation |
| 6/25/2001 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
Greece (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 19 x W: 74 1/16 x D: 4 in. (48.2 x 188.1 x 10.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1926
Location in Museum
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.
23.185