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Reclining male figure, cover from a funerary urn
2nd century B.C.
White stone
Alabaster
45.085 × 71.12 × 24.13 cm (17 3/4 × 28 × 9 1/2 in.)
Gift in memory of Richard and Lottie Newman
1996.45.1
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Etruscan, Volterra
Period:
2nd century B.C.
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
With Ugo Donati, Lugano, 1967 (see published references; address Arte Classica, via Nassa 32, Lugano, tel: 091/2/20/28)
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions, January 1996–December 1997,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1997–98): 155.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
