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Facsimile of painting on back wall, Tomba delle Bighe
Italic, Etruscan
1900
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Lazio, Tarquinia
Medium/Technique
Tempera on canvas
Dimensions
Height x width: 469.5 x 246 cm (184 13/16 x 96 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Fiske Warren
Accession Number08.500
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsReproductions
DescriptionOriginal in the Tomba delle Bighe (Tarquinia, c. 480 B.C.). Pediment: two reclining youths flanking the columen inside which is seen a large krater and the traces of two standing figures. Upper frieze: grandstands with spectators at either side, sport events. Main frieze: banqueters, under the couches blue ducks. (NY Carlsberg Glyptotek Catalogue)
ProvenanceLate 1890s, commissioned by Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), Rome and London; to his brother, Fiske Warren (b. 1862 - d. 1938), Boston; 1908, gift of Fiske Warren to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 28, 1908)