Didrachm;Cast Forgery

Inscriptions

Obverse: Naked horseman left, holding reins in right hand and small round shield behind him in left; beneath cantering horse in field Reverse: Nude Taras, seated sideways on dolphin left, holding a small dolphin in his right hand, his left hand resting on the dolphin's back; beneath the dolphin's belly, A; [T]APA** in arc at bottom

Exhibition History

Representing Myth: The Classical Tradition in Western Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 11-August 17, 1995.

The Age of the Marvelous, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 21-November 24, 1991; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina, January 25-March 22, 1992; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, May 24-August 25, 1992; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, October 6, 1992-January 3, 1993, naturalia no. n394.

Provenance

Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.

Catalogue Raisonne

BMC Italy: p. 195, nos. 259-260; Car. N.I.V.T. CXIII, p.182; Grose, Vo. I: pl. 23.4

This record is part of an active database that includes information from historic documentation that may not have been recently reviewed. Information may be inaccurate or incomplete. We also acknowledge some language and imagery may be offensive, violent, or discriminatory. These records reflect the institution’s history or the views of artists or scholars, past and present. Our collections research is ongoing.

We welcome questions, feedback, and suggestions for improvement. Please contact us at: Hood.Collections@dartmouth.edu

Subjects