Opus Sectile Piece from Palace of the Caesars

Roman

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Early Roman Empire

Yellow marble

Overall: 2 7/8 × 1/2 in. (7.3 × 1.2 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dr. Frederic Pomeroy Lord (1876-1970, Class of 1898)

167.29.21241

Geography

Place Made: Rome, Italy, Europe

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Building Component

Research Area

Classical World

Not on view

Provenance

John King Lord (1848-1926), Class of 1868; sold to Dr. Frederic Pomeroy Lord (1876-1970, Class of 1898), Hanover, New Hampshire; transferred from Special Collections, Dartmouth College Library, 1967.

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