Cinerary urn with offering scene
about A.D. 150
Medium/TechniqueMarble, from the island of Proconnesus in the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul, Turkey
DimensionsOverall: 36.8 × 48.9 × 41.6 cm (14 1/2 × 19 1/4 × 16 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated in memory of Emily Townsend Vermeule
Accession number2002.25
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceBy the 1950s or 1960s: the Stirt Collection, Vevey, Switzerland; by December 2001: with Christie's, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020; December 6, 2001: purchased on behalf of MFA by Brian T. Aitken, Acanthus Gallery, 535 E. 72nd St., New York, NY 10021 at Christie's auction 9796 (Dec. 5-6, 2001, lot 598); museum purchase from Brian T. Aitken with funds donated by Cornelius C. Vermeule III in memory of Emily Townsend Vermeule, January 28, 2002; accessioned by MFA, February 27, 2002
about A.D. 175–200
about A.D. 175–200
about A.D. 200–280
about A.D. 215–225
about A.D. 280
late 3rd to 4th century A.D.
280–240 B.C.
about 260–250 B.C.
5th century A.D.