Corinth's Monument to Actium (The Guildford or Cornith Puteal)
Unknown artist, c. 30–10 BC
This cylindrical drum is decorated in low relief with 10 figures of deities and heroes. At the front two short processions meet, on the left is Apollo with his lyre who leads Artemis and another woman (probably their mother Leto), on the right is Athena/Minerva leading Herakles/Hercules and a veiled woman (Hera or perhaps Aprhodite). At the back, from left to right, is Hermes/Mercury leading 3 dancing women. This work was acquired with assistance from the Wolfson Foundation.
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Title of artwork, date
Corinth's Monument to Actium (The Guildford or Cornith Puteal), c. 30–10 BC
Date supported
2003
Medium and material
Marble
Dimensions
50 x 106 cm
Grant
108000
Total cost
294009
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