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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Roman
Title:Altar fragment
Type:Sculpture
Materials:marble
Place Made:Turkey, Ismir Ili, Smyrna
Measurements:Overall: 9 3/8 in x 11 1/2 in x 5 in; 23.8 cm x 29.2 cm x 12.7 cm
Accession Number:  AC S.1870.2
Credit Line:Presented to the College by Dr. Henry John Van Lennep (Class of 1837), June 13, 1870
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
The altar fragment displays a coarse garland upheld by a putto and on the left side a dolphin.

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