Opus Sectile Piece from Palace of the Caesars
Roman
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
Object Name
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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