A ROMAN MARBLE FUNERARY ALTAR FOR PUBLIUS NOVIUS THIASUS CIRC...

A ROMAN MARBLE FUNERARY ALTAR FOR PUBLIUS NOVIUS THIASUS
CIRCA LATE 1ST-EARLY 2ND CENTURY A.D.
47 ½ in. (120.6 cm.) high

Provenance
Discovered in May 1861 on the Appian Way at Albanum (modern Albano Laziale).
Thomas Shields Clarke (1860-1920), the American painter and sculptor, Fernbrook, Lenox, Massachusetts, acquired late 19th/early 20th century; the altar remained in-situ at Fernbrook until the 1970s when the property was purchased by the Avalon School (later becoming Hillcrest Educational Center).
with Bradford Auction Gallery, Sheffield, Massachusetts.
Lee Elman (1936-2022) acquired from the above at auction, circa mid 1970s, and placed on the grounds of Aston Magna, Great Barrington, Massachusetts; thence by descent.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2023.