17-560 (museum number (recataloged to), A) and 17-561 (museum number (recataloged to), B)
Accession number:
Acc.169
Description:
Sarcophagus and lid (Klazomensi, Asia Minor). Watercolor painting by Eleanor H. Suplee.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Klazomenai (ancient city), Ionia
Culture or time period:
Greek Archaic Period (700–480 BC)
Maker or artist:
Eleanor Harrison Suplee
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Placeholder record (no associated object)
Function:
4.2 Public Buildings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Comment:
Sarcophagus brought to Smyrna by brigands. Sold to British government £250. Terribly broken—not perfectly made when found. Two men were employed 12 months to restore it. Original is in British Museum.