
Antefix
Classical Antiquities
Készítés ideje | Early Roman Period |
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Tárgytípus | relief |
Anyag, technika | carved, marble |
Méret | 72 × 46 × 19 cm |
Leltári szám | 4818 |
Gyűjtemény | Classical Antiquities |
Kiállítva | Museum of Fine Arts, Basement Floor, Classical Antiquity, The ancient Mediterranean |
The relief represents a young woman holding a child and a cornucopia. We do not know who she is, but her attributes connect her to fertility and abundance. The type is a distant reference to a famous Greek statue (ca. 370 BC), which represented Peace (Eirene) holding her child Wealth (Plutos). The creator of that statue was Kephisodotos, whom ancient tradition regarded – alongside Timotheos – as one of the greatest sculptors of the early 4th century BC.
Marble analyses have shown that the relief was made of Luna (Carrara) marble.
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