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Sarcophagus Fragment
Roman
Title
Sarcophagus Fragment
Artist
Unknown Artist (Roman)
Date
4th century CE
Medium
marble
Dimensions
5 × 19 × 4 1/4 in. (12.7 × 48.3 × 10.8 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Object Number
1954.210
On View
On view
Provenance
Possibly the Signorelli Collection, Rome [1];
Mario Cellini, Rome, 1950–October 9, 1954;
His sale, through Ugo Jandolo, Rome, to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1954.
[1] Correspondence, invoice, and description of goods, written by Harold W. Parsons to Eugene Kingman, September 24, 1954, Joslyn Art Museum, Object File. Perhaps the collection of Angelo Signorelli, Rome (1876–1952).
Mario Cellini, Rome, 1950–October 9, 1954;
His sale, through Ugo Jandolo, Rome, to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1954.
[1] Correspondence, invoice, and description of goods, written by Harold W. Parsons to Eugene Kingman, September 24, 1954, Joslyn Art Museum, Object File. Perhaps the collection of Angelo Signorelli, Rome (1876–1952).
Exhibition History
None.
Published References
Dorothy Burgess, “Christian Expression In Sarcophagus Carving,” The Sun Newspapers, June 21, 1962, 15, (repro.).
