Rome / Tomb of Statilius Taurus - Fresco. The twins Romulus and Remus exposed in a wooden cradle, and left in the flood of a stream that falls into the Tiber. The river is personified as seated with open arms to receive them. Dionys. Hal. i. 79; Liv. i. 5. / Cardboard

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Object Identifier: 2000.01.3310
Other Object Numbers: 3310 (Catalogue Number)
Object Name: Tomb of Statilius Taurus - Fresco. The twins Romulus and Remus exposed in a wooden cradle, and left in the flood of a stream that falls into the Tiber. The river is personified as seated with open arms to receive them. Dionys. Hal. i. 79; Liv. i. 5.
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Object Category: Photograph
Object Type: Photographs and prints
Publisher: John Henry Parker
Materials: Cardboard

Date

Date: ca 1870-1880 AD

Provenance

Provenance: Italy
Site: Rome

Publications and Exhibitions

Publications: A Catalogue of 3300 Photographs of Antiquities in Rome and Italy.

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 2000.01.3310
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-2000.01.3310/1

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Full citation: "Rome; Tomb of Statilius Taurus - Fresco. The twins Romulus and Remus exposed in a wooden cradle, and left in the flood of a stream that falls into the Tiber. The river is personified as seated with open arms to receive them. Dionys. Hal. i. 79; Liv. i. 5.; Cardboard." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-2000.01.3310/1. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 04, 2025.