Marble funerary relief, 2nd–3rd century A.D.
Roman, Imperial
Marble; H.: 25 1/4 in. (64.1 cm) Other: 23 in. (58.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Fletcher Fund, 1949 (49.69.5)
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/254628

Year of Object(s) Creation: 117-138 C.E.
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Sculpture
Object Material(s): marble, stone
Provenience Nation: Italy
Provenience Location: Collepasso, Italy
Year Removed from Findspot: 1983 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2002
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Voluntarily transferred to Italy by Princeton University
Nation: Italy
Location: Italy
Start Year: 1985
End Year: 2001
Circumstance of Acquisition: Acquired by New York dealer Peter Sharrer
Nation: United States
Location: Princeton University Museum of Art
Start Year: 1981
End Year: 1985
Circumstance of Acquisition: Excavated on Italian soil
Nation: Italy
Location: Collepasso, near Tibur

Ancient Roman Marble Funerary Relief Of Aphthonetus


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[caption id="attachment_1163" align="alignnone" width="300"] Marble funerary relief, 2nd–3rd century A.D.
Roman, Imperial
Marble; H.: 25 1/4 in. (64.1 cm) Other: 23 in. (58.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Fletcher Fund, 1949 (49.69.5)
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/254628[/caption]

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2001
Year Claim Resolved: 2002
Means of Resolution: Sua sponte donation

Complainant Name: Government of Italy
Complainant Nation: Italy
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Princeton University Museum of Art
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
Michael Padgett, the museum’s curator of ancient art, revealed the questionable acquisition of the relief and contacted Italian authorities. Edited by Arianne Ohara.