Description: 1836 Meyer print TOMB OF CAECILIA METELLA, ROME, ITALY Nice print titled Grabmal der Caecilia Metella in Rom, from steel engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. image size 8.5 x 14 cm. Print was published in Germany in Meyer's Universum by Bibliographic Institute Hildburghausen. Click here or image for larger version Caecilia Metella (daughter of Metellus Creticus) Caecilia Metella (b. c. 100 BC, fl. 69 BC) was a daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, who was Consul in 69 BC. She was apparently married to Marcus Licinius Crassus Junior or the Younger, a legate to Julius Caesar, the son and heir of the Triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus and his wife Axia Tertulla. Their son was Marcus Licinius Crassus Dives (consul 30 BC), who was denied the spolia opima by Augustus as part of a deliberate policy to stress the importance of the emperor and reduce that of individual generals. This Caecilia Metella appears to have been rather different from the other more famous Caeciliae Metellae, in that she lived and died in obscurity apart from her famous son and the magnificent tomb which her husband erected in her memory. Located at the top of a hill on the Appian Way, the tomb dominates the surrounding landscape. Atop a quadrangular base seven meters high, it consists of a cylindrical body 11 meters in height, with a diameter of 29 meters; this is surmounted by fortifications added during the medieval period. The simple inscription facing the Appian Way reads: CAECILIAE / Q. CRETICI F. / METELLAE CRASSI, or "To Caecilia Metella, daughter of Quintus Creticus, [and wife] of Crassus". Buyer pays shipping at cost. I prefer payment by PayPal, but I'll also accept any other payment method and currency (except direct payment by credit card) that is convenient for buyer. I combine shipping of multiple items. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SHIPPING: Price quoted with auction is for surface mail to European countries. Please don't pay before you receive invoice from me. If shipping address is within Europe I recommend surface mail, you don't gain much time with airmail, it is just more expensive.
Price: 21.99 USD
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
End Time: 2024-12-01T20:14:44.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Print Type: Engraving
Subject: Architecture & Cityscape
Style: Realism
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Size Type/ Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14'')
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1836
