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Altar Dedicated to M. Iunius Rufus by his Tutor Soterichus
(Roman Empire )
This funeral stele depicts a figure guiding a horse with a rider. Above are a standing and a seated figure. The piece is the altar of M. Junius Rufus and bears an inscription. On the right and left ends are masks. The top and back are cut out for the top of a trough. The inside is hollow, and there is a hole in the right end. There are new pieces set in top. The base is modern and has been removed. The front of the bottom is modern as well.
Inscription
Provenance
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Commissioned by Soterichus for Marcus Iunius Rufus, Rome, 2nd century CE [recorded and illustrated by Pirro Ligorio at S. Stefano (Piscinula), ca. 1553–1568]. Cardinal Gaspare Carpegna, Rome, by 1699, [mode of acquisition unknown]. Don Marcello Massarenti, Rome, by 1894, [mode of acquisition unknown] [marble no. 15]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/26/1961 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/20/1970 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 5/18/1976 | Treatment | repaired |
| 1/1/1992 | Technical Report | x-ray diffraction; other |
Geographies
Roman Empire
(Place of Origin)
Italy, Roman Empire, Rome (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
H: 37 1/2 x W: 22 1/4 x D: 18 in. (95.3 x 56.5 x 45.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
23.18