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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date3rd century CE
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 10.2 x 30.5 x 14.6 cm (4 x 12 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henry Dwight Williams, H1869
Object numberINV.778
On view
DescriptionThe Ancient Romans invented an innovative system of underfloor heating called a hypocaust. Ceramic box tiles, like this one, allowed heat to circulate beneath the floor and within the walls of a room, serving as an integral part of the hypocaust system. Its ends are open with square hole on long sides. Two leaves are etched on the top and bottom. This tile was excavated by the donor from current-day Baden Baden, Germany on April 15,1869.
Additional Details
Exhibition History
2011
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
Provenance
1869: Hamilton College (Cabinet), by gift of Henry Dwight Williams, H'1869;
1869: excavated by Henry Dwight Williams.
1869: excavated by Henry Dwight Williams.
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