Grand Tour Siena Marble Inkwell After the Tomb of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus

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Our Grand Tour, nineteenth century hand-carved inkwell crafted from Italian Siena marble and variegated grey/charcoal marble plinth is fashioned after the tomb of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus.  9 1/4 by 3 1/2 by 5 inches.  In good condition, with chip losses at the edges and cracks and small losses to the marble.

Scipio (c337 BC – 270 BC) was one of the two Roman consuls elected in 298 BC. He led the Roman army to victory against the Etruscans near Volterra.  A member of the Roman noble family of Scipiones, he was the father of Lucius Cornelius Scipio and Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina, and great-grandfather of Scipio Africanus.

The Sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus was discovered in the Tomb of the Scipios and resides in the Vatican.

 

 

Item Details

Reference #:
ha-3455
Quantity
1
Category
Art
SubCategory
Department
Antiques (approx100yrs)
Year
c1880s
Dimensions
(Width x Height X Depth)
x x
Weight
Unknown
Condition
Good
Material
marble