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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.26
Title
Porfido Nero "Porissima Specie", Corsi. Bought at Thermae of Caracalla
Classification
Material Specimens
Work Type
material specimen
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287915

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Stone
Technique
Cut
Dimensions
7.8 x 1.3 x 12.9 cm (3 1/16 x 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
George J. Pfeiffer and Rachel Hartwell Pfeiffer, Cambridge, MA (by 1905), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1905-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum, 1977.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.26
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Flat stone sample of porfido nero. Three of the four sides appear to be cut; two are parallel to each other and one runs diagonally between them. The fourth side is uneven. This may have been a wall or floor tile, since the thickness is an even 1 cm throughout. The majority of the stone is black with vivid green inclusions. Both sides of the stone are highly polished and flat.
Commentary
LIVE LIKE A ROMAN: DAILY LIFE OBJECT COLLECTION

This is a fragment of Roman marble, most likely used as a floor or wall tile.

Verification Level

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