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Marble cinerary urn

Marble cinerary urn. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 16 1/8 in. (36.2 x 54 x 41 cm). Date: 1st half of 1st century A.D.. This Roman cinerary urn is highly unusual in having the spoils of war as its principal theme. Despite the fragmentary nature of the piece, the trophies and piles of weapons and armor that cover the back and sides of the rectilinear box are very striking. In both detail and composition, the panels are representative of high-quality workmanship, suggesting that the work was a special commission. Sadly, much of the front, where the inscription recording the name of the deceased would have been, is missing. The urn is said to have been excavated from a tomb near Anagni, southeast of Rome, in 1899. Other marble funerary urns in the Museum's collection (see 96.9.222a, b; 25.78.29; and 27.122.2a, b; on display in the courtyard) belong to much more common types of Roman funerary art, cinerary urns that either resemble actual receptacles (vases or baskets) or are in the form of altars or miniature buildings. In both iconography and craftsmanship, the present urn foreshadows the elaborate sarcophagi of the Mid-Imperial period.
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Marble cinerary urn
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Traducción automática: Urna cineraria de mármol. Cultura: Romana. Dimensiones: Total: 14 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 16 1/8 pulg. (36,2 x 54 x 41 cm). Fecha: primera mitad del siglo I d.C. Esta urna cineraria romana es muy inusual porque tiene como tema principal el botín de guerra. A pesar del carácter fragmentario de la pieza, resultan muy llamativos los trofeos y montones de armas y armaduras que cubren el fondo y los laterales de la caja rectilínea. Tanto en detalle como en composición, los paneles son representativos de la mano de obra de alta calidad, lo que sugiere que el trabajo fue un encargo especial. Lamentablemente, falta gran parte del frente, donde habría estado la inscripción que registraba el nombre del difunto. Se dice que la urna fue excavada en una tumba cerca de Anagni, al sureste de Roma, en 1899. Otras urnas funerarias de mármol en la colección del Museo (ver 96.9.222a, b; 25.78.29; y 27.122.2a, b; en exhibición en el patio) pertenecen a tipos mucho más comunes de arte funerario romano, urnas cinerarias que se asemejan a recipientes reales (jarrones o cestas) o tienen forma de altares o edificios en miniatura. Tanto en iconografía como en artesanía, la urna actual presagia los elaborados sarcófagos del período del Imperio Medio.
Marble cinerary urn. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 16 1/8 in. (36.2 x 54 x 41 cm). Date: 1st half of 1st century A.D.. This Roman cinerary urn is highly unusual in having the spoils of war as its principal theme. Despite the fragmentary nature of the piece, the trophies and piles of weapons and armor that cover the back and sides of the rectilinear box are very striking. In both detail and composition, the panels are representative of high-quality workmanship, suggesting that the work was a special commission. Sadly, much of the front, where the inscription recording the name of the deceased would have been, is missing. The urn is said to have been excavated from a tomb near Anagni, southeast of Rome, in 1899. Other marble funerary urns in the Museum's collection (see 96.9.222a, b; 25.78.29; and 27.122.2a, b; on display in the courtyard) belong to much more common types of Roman funerary art, cinerary urns that either resemble actual receptacles (vases or baskets) or are in the form of altars or miniature buildings. In both iconography and craftsmanship, the present urn foreshadows the elaborate sarcophagi of the Mid-Imperial period.
Técnica/material:
MARMOL
Periodo:
Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
Museo:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Localización:
ROMAN EMPIRE
Crédito:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Tamaño imagen:
4200 x 3360 px | 40.4 MB
Tamaño impresión:
35.6 x 28.4 cm | 14.0 x 11.2 in (300 dpi)
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