Roman Funerary Monument of a Husband and Wife in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Funerary Monument of a Husband and Wife

Creator: Roman (Artist)

Period: 2nd century (Hadrianic or Antonine)

Medium: Carrara marble (Sculpture)

Accession Number: 23.20

Measurements: 28 1/8 x 38 1/16 x 14 9/16 in. (71.5 x 96.6 x 37 cm)


This type of funerary monument, a framed grave relief, was most common during the era of the Roman Republic (509-27 BC). The realistic treatment of the eyes, the woman's hairstyle, with her long braids wound around her head, and the man's short beard indicate that this is a later example from the Hadrianic (AD 117-138) or Antonine (AD 138-192) period.

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