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Doorframe from a temple or a major public building
Doorframe from a temple or a major public building

Doorframe from a temple or a major public building

about A.D. 200–280
Place of ManufactureCampania, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMarble, from the island of Proconnesus in the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul
DimensionsHeight x width: 366 x 275 cm (144 1/8 x 108 1/4 in.)

Credit LineOtis Norcross Fund
Accession number38.733
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceDecember 21, 1932, sold by Ugo Jandolo (dealer), Rome, to Brummer Gallery, New York (stock no. P9064); 1938, sold by Brummer Gallery to the MFA for $3750 [see note]. (Accession Date: April 14, 1938)

NOTE: MFA accession nos. 38.733 and 38.734 were purchased together for this amount. According to correspondence from Joseph Brummer, the door frame was found near Naples or near Pompeii.