I have been sorting through some papers and came across a picture of this fine Roman comb showing the blinding of Polyphemus and possibly Meleager on the reverse. The comb was apparently part of a grave group that contained other ivory objects, a glass phiale and an agate amphoriskos with silver adornment.
The group surfaced in Switzerland.
Where was the grave found? What other objects were in the group?
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Sourcing Makron
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) appears to be reluctant to release the full details of the source for three cups attributed ...

-
Source: Sotheby's A marble head of Alexander the Great has been seized in New York (reported in " Judge Orders Return of Ancien...
-
In 2009 the Cultural Property Research Institute (CPRI) was launched with a proposed number of projects . In November 2009 the CPRI publishe...
-
Thomas Hoving helpfully reminded me of the larger than life-size bronze statue of the Roman emperor Lucius Verus in the Shelby White collec...
1 comment:
Isn't it Odysseus' boar hunt, and Odysseus as beggar, on the other side ?
Post a Comment