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Votive Altar to Terra Mater
(Roman Empire )
This inscription records a vow to Terra Mater (Mother Earth) made by Aurelia Flavia Iuliana. On the right side is a relief depiction of a patera (offering dish), and on the left a vase. The back is cut off, and the base and top are unfinished.
Inscription
Provenance
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First recorded by Joseph Marie de Suarès in 1662 near the church of S. Cesario, Rome. Cardinal Gaspare Carpegna, Rome, by 1699. Don Marcello Massarenti, Rome, by 1894, [mode of acquisition unknown] [marble no. 53 (?)]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1971-1972 | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/26/1961 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/20/1970 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Roman Empire
(Place of Origin)
Italy, Roman Empire, Rome (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
H: 32 1/16 x W: 18 1/4 x D: 15 3/4 in. (81.5 x 46.3 x 40 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.
23.184