Marble relief of the three Horae

Classification

relief

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

17.5 cm x 17.2 cm

Date

1st century B. C. (?)

Material

marble analysis ; Luna marble

Iconography

chiton ; himation ; Horae ; bowl of fruit ; basket ; branch

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)

Inventory

4797

Hyp-3517

References

Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 149–150; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 172; Hekler 1929, 107, no. 97

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the relief was made of Luna (Carrara) marble. Click here for the detailed results.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.