Arch of Constantine: Hadrianic Medallions
dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Rome, Lazio, Italy | en_US |
dc.coverage.temporal | 312-315 (alteration); ca. 100 (creation) | en_US |
dc.creator | unknown (Ancient Roman) | en_US |
dc.date | 100 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-01-11T18:23:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-01-11T18:23:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 100 | en_US |
dc.identifier | 182940 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 2126 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/89915 | |
dc.description | East medallions, south flank, right medallion, "Sacrifice to Diana"; Above each lateral archway are pairs of round reliefs dated to the time of Emperor Hadrian. They display scenes of hunting and sacrificing: (north side, left to right) hunt of a boar, sacrifice to Apollo, hunt of a lion, sacrifice to Hercules, (south side, left to right) departure for the hunt, sacrifice to Silvanus, hunt of a bear, sacrifice to Diana. The head of the emperor (originally Hadrian) has been reworked in all medallions: on the north side, into Constantine in the hunting scenes and into Licinius or Constantius I in the sacrifice scenes; on the south side, vice versa. The reliefs, c. 2 m in diameter, were framed in porphyry; this framing is only extant on the right side of the northern facade. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/16/2010) | en_US |
dc.format.medium | marble | en_US |
dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
dc.subject | allegory | en_US |
dc.subject | animal | en_US |
dc.subject | deities | en_US |
dc.subject | mythology (Classical) | en_US |
dc.subject | rulers and leaders | en_US |
dc.subject | Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138. | en_US |
dc.subject | hunting | en_US |
dc.subject | Imperial (Roman) | en_US |
dc.title | Arch of Constantine: Hadrianic Medallions | en_US |
dc.type | image | en_US |
dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A3-R-R-AC-4-B5 | en_US |
vra.culturalContext | Ancient Roman | en_US |
vra.technique | carving (processes) | en_US |
vra.worktype | relief (sculpture) | en_US |
dc.contributor.display | unknown (Ancient Roman) | en_US |
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