Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.2223: Lump of Lava Containing a Coin Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Lump of Lava Containing a Coin , 1977.216.2223,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/184783. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.2223 Title Lump of Lava Containing a Coin Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 18th-19th century Places Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Sicily Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/184783 Physical Descriptions Medium Volcanic rock and bronze Dimensions 3.5 x 7.5 x 7.2 cm (1 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 2 13/16 in.) unspecified: 140.6 g Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse of coin, red paint, hand painted: 2223 label: bottom of lava, black ink, handwritten: 2223 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Harvard University Department of the Classics, Cambridge, MA, Transferred to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.2223 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Lump of hardened lava containing a tarnished bronze or copper coin. A man in left profile is faintly visible on the obverse. Publication History Ethan Lasser, ed., The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820, exh. cat., Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2017), p. 127, Plate 63 (contents of cabinet); p. 128, Plate 64c. Exhibition History The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/19/2017 - 12/31/2017 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
