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ROMAN IN THE PROVINCES: ART ON THE PERIPHERY OF EMPIRE

Yale University Art Gallery: August 22, 2014–January 4, 2015McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts: February 14–May 31, 2015

Image Captions:

[01] African Red Slip Pelike, Tunisia, late 2nd–3rd century a.d. Terracotta, 5 13/16 x 4 3/8 x 3 3/16 in. (14.8 x 11.1 x 8.1 cm). Gift of Rebecca Darlington Stoddard

[02] Latin Inscription, Syria, Dura-Europos, Praetorium, a.d. 222–23. Paint on plaster, 32 1/2 x 25 x 2 7/16 in. (82.6 x 63.5 x 6.17 cm). Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos

[03] Tetradrachm of Philip I (ruled a.d. 244–49) with Cuirassed Bust of Philip I (obverse) and Eagle (reverse), Syria, Dura-Europos, House L8-A4, Hoad 10, struck at Rome for Syria, a.d. 244. Silver, 13.34 g, 12:00, 25.5 mm. Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos

[04] Floor Mosaic, Gerasa, Church of Bishop Paul (Procopius Church), nave, a.d. 526. Limestone tesserae, 22 13/16 in. x 10 ft. 2 7/16 in. (58 x 311 cm). The Yale-British School Excavations at Gerasa, 1928–29

[05] Portrait of Julia Domna (ca. a.d. 170–217), Roman, a.d. 203–17. Marble, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (35 x 26.7 x 24.1 cm). Ruth Elizabeth White Fund

[06] Floor Mosaic (detail), Gerasa, Church of Bishop Paul (Procopius Church), south aisle, a.d. 526. Limestone tesserae, 160 x 312 in. (406.4 x 792.5 cm). The Yale-British School of Excavations at Gerasa, 1928–29

[07] Rosette from a Horse Trapping, Syria, Dura-Europos, a.d. 165–256. Bronze, 2 1/2 x 3/16 x 3 1/2 in. (6.3 x 0.48 x 8.9 cm). Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos

[08] Seasons Beaker, Syria, Hama, 1st century a.d. Mold-blown glass, 7 1/2 x 3 11/16 in. (19 x 9.4 cm). Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore

[09] Corinthian Column Capital, Eastern Mediterranean, 2nd–3rd century a.d. Marble, 10 9/16 x 9 13/16 x 7 1/2 in. (26.8 x 25 x 19 cm). Gift of Ruth Elizabeth White

[10] African Red Slip Head-Flask, Tunisia, 3rd–4th century a.d. Terracotta, 7 1/2 x 4 in. (19 x 10.1 cm). Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. William L. Eagleton, Jr., b.a. 1948

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