ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Cinerary Urn
AAT Object Form/FunctionCremation Urns
CultureRoman
PeriodFlavian
Date70-90 CE
MediumMarble (Luna [Carrara])
Credit LineGift of Harvey Smith
Dimensions10 3/8 x 24 5/16 in. (26.4 x 61.7 cm)
Object number1989.002.005
Exhibition HistoryRecent Acquisitions, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, July 14 - September 15, 1988An Enduring Ideal: Greek and Roman Art from the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, November 1, 1992 - February 15, 1993
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 25, 2013 - Present
Published ReferencesParke-Bernet Galleries, New York, The Dikran Kelekian Collection, Part 1 (October 21, 22, and 23, 1953), 39, number 255.
ProvenanceWith Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951), Istanbul and New York. Thence by decent. Ex coll. Harvey Smith (ca. 1910-1995), New York, New York, purchased from Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, October 22, 1953.
Status
On viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 69-96 CE
mid 1st-early 3rd Century CE
late 1st Century BCE - early 1st Century CE
second half of the 1st Century BCE
mid 2nd Century CE
ca. 14 CE
2nd Century CE
late 12th-mid 13th Century
late 8th Century BCE
ca. 69-138 CE
ca. 69-138 CE
second half of 1st Century CE
