Lava Stone Box depicting Mount Vesuvius Erupting
Unknown Italian, Italian
1836
Inlaid stone containing lava
Overall: 15/16 × 2 11/16 × 1 9/16 in. (2.4 × 6.8 × 4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Frederick Hall, Class of 1803
13.158.4253
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Box
Research Area
Classical World
Not on view
Provenance
German collection; collected by Frederick Hall (1780-1843), Class of 1803, date unknown; given to present collection, 1838; catalogued, 1913.
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