Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Death of Cleopatra

AMICA ID: 
SAAM.1994.17
AMICA Library Year: 
2002
Object Type: 
Sculpture
Creator Name: 
Lewis, Edmonia
Creator Nationality: 
North American; American
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
1843/45-after 1911
Creator Name-CRT: 
Edmonia Lewis
Title: 
The Death of Cleopatra
Title Type: 
Title
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
carved 1876
Creation Start Date: 
1876
Creation End Date: 
1876
Materials and Techniques: 
marble
Dimensions: 
overall: 63 x 31 1/4 x 46 in. (160.0 x 79.4 x 116.8 cm.)
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Height
Measurement Value: 
160.00
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Width
Measurement Value: 
79.40
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Depth
Measurement Value: 
116.80
Measurement Unit: 
cm
AMICA Contributor: 
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Owner Location: 
Washington, DC, USA
ID Number: 
1994.17
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Historical Society of Forest Park, Illinois
Inscriptions: 
left side carved: EDMONIA LEWIS SCVLP ROMA/1876 base front carved: The Death of Cleopatra
Copyright: 
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
SAAM.1994.17_1a.tif