Sarcophagus, inscribed, and lid similar to 1271; lid ca. 800lbs., sarc. ca. 1100 lbs., material is volcanic tufa; ca. 200 BCE
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Musarna (ancient place), Viterbo, Lazio
Verbatim coll. place:
on River Leia, between Pago di Cordeliano and Vico di Castel Cardinale.
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Hector de Castro
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Sarcophagi (coffins)
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
length 80 inches, width 24 inches, and height 42 inches
Comment:
Catalano book in Acc. env. (pg. 62) show photograph with incorrect lid paired with sarc. container; cross reference with 8-1271 for possible correct pairing.
Loans:
S1964-1965 #103: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (June 11, 1965–August 6, 1965)