Cinerary urn of L. Cassius Colonus Colonianus
about A.D. 200
Medium/TechniqueMarble, dolomitic marble from the Greek island of Thasos
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 37.2 (with lid) x 32.5 x 25 cm (14 5/8 x 12 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBenjamin and Lucy Rowland Fund
Accession number1972.356
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Ars Antiqua AG, Haldenstrasse 5, Lucerne, Switzerland (auction 5, Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, November 7, 1964, lot 16); by 1972: with Royal Athena Gallery, 1000 Madison Avenue, New York 10028; purchased by MFA from Royal Athena Gallery, May 10, 1972
about 2nd century A.D. (after a Hellenistic Greek type)
about A.D. 120
second half of 2nd century A.D.
A.D. 120–140
A.D. 117–138, after a Greek original of about 450–430 B.C.
2nd–early 3rd century A.D.
about A.D. 180–210
about A.D. 140
A.D. 117–138
1st century A.D. (after a Hellenistic prototype)