A ROMAN MARBLE FUNERARY ALTAR FOR PUBLIUS NOVIUS THIASUS

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Los 140 | A ROMAN MARBLE FUNERARY ALTAR FOR PUBLIUS NOVIUS THIASUS
A ROMAN MARBLE FUNERARY ALTAR FOR PUBLIUS NOVIUS THIASUS

CIRCA LATE 1ST-EARLY 2ND CENTURY A.D.

47 ½ in. (120.6 cm.) high





Provenance

Discovered in May 1861 on the Appian Way at Albanum (modern Albano Laziale).

Thomas Shields Clarke (1860-1920), the American painter and sculptor, Fernbrook, Lenox, Massachusetts, acquired late 19th/early 20th century; the altar remained in-situ at Fernbrook until the 1970s when the property was purchased by the Avalon School (later becoming Hillcrest Educational Center).

with Bradford Auction Gallery, Sheffield, Massachusetts.

Lee Elman (1936-2022) acquired from the above at auction, circa mid 1970s, and placed on the grounds of Aston Magna, Great Barrington, Massachusetts; thence by descent.

Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2023.



Literature

“Archeologia,” La Civiltà Cattolica, anno duodecimo, vol. XI, ser. IV, 1861, p. 732.

H. Dessau, ed., Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, vol. XIV, Berlin, 1887, p. 228, no. 2360.

L. Shelton, Beautiful Gardens in America, New York, 1915, pl. 24.
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