1. Home
  2. Collections
  3. Search the Collection
  4. Plaster Cast of Shield of Alkamenes

Plaster Cast of Shield of Alkamenes

1916.05.0003

Thumbnail of Plaster Cast of Shield of Alkamenes (1916.05.0003)

Basic Information

Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Shield of Alkamenes   (1916.05.0003)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Art
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Brucciani & Co., London.
Geographic Location
Period Attic
Date Early 3rd century BCE
Culture Ancient Greek
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter) 90 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 84.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 3.5 cm
Weight N/A
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plaster, Pigment--Paint
Manufacturing Processes Cast, Painting

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

British Museum.
List of casts from sculptures, etc. in the Departments of Antiquities sold by Messrs. Brucciani & Co. London, the Trustees, 1905. p.53. (In Source Donor File)

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Classical Museum Purchase
Reproduction yes, Plaster cast of a Greek inscription. Original is in the British Museum, Greek Inscription no.44. British Museum Collection Database. 1805,0703.232 www.britishmuseum.org/collection, British Museum, last modified 5/5/2013. Online. Accessed 5/9/2013. Reproduction produced by Brucciani & Co. for the British Museum.

Contact

All information about our collection is constantly reviewed and updated. Please contact Dery Martínez-Bonilla, Registrar, if there is any information you are looking for that isn't currently online.