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Summary
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Unknown artist
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English:
So-called “Borghese Vase”. Pentelic marble, Attic work, ca. 40–30 BC. The foot is a moderne restauration; the lost handles were carved into sileni masks. Found in 1569 in the Horti Sallustiani, Rome.
Français :
Vase Borghèse. Marbre du Pentélique, œuvre attique, vers 40-30 av. J.-C. Le pied est une restauration moderne ; les anses perdues ont été retaillées en mascarons en têtes de silènes. Découvert en 1569 dans les Jardins de Salluste à Rome.
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| Dimensions | H. (with foot) 1.7 m (5 ft. 6 ¾ in.), H. (without the foot) 1.2 m (3 ft. 11 in.), Diam. 1.35 m (4 ft. 5 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon, ground floor, Daru gallery
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| Accession number |
Ma 86 (MR 985)
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| Credit line | Borghese Collection, 1649; purchase, 1807 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Jastrow (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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