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PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF THE STUDY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANCIENT SARCOPHAGI

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PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF THE 76.P.12 1 STUDY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANCIENT SARCOPHAGI ... Descriptive Summary Title: Study photographs of ancient sarcophagi Date (inclusive): 1900s Number: 76.P.12 Creator/Collector: Getty Research Institute Physical Description: 27.4 linear feet(131 boxes) Repository: The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, California, 90049-1688 (310) 440-7390 Abstract: A collection of modern photographs assembled by the Getty Research Institute of ancient sarcophagi with relief sculptural decoration, with concentration on examples from the Greek and Roman periods. Language: Collection material is in English Biographical/Historical Note In 1974, the J. Paul Getty Museum began assembling a "photo library" by consolidating the visual resources of each existing curatorial department. By the early 1980s, the Photo Archive was actively acquiring large collections of photographs from commercial and private sources and scholars' archives that contained a photographic component. In 1983, the nearly one million photographs of the Photo Archive were incorporated into the Research Institute's Special Collections. Other Finding Aids The Photo Archive Database includes photograph level access to approximately 30% of the photographs in this collection. Access Open for use by qualified researchers. For further information, consult the Guide to the Photo Archive and Database . Publication Rights Photographs and permission to publish must be obtained from copyright holder(s). For further information, contact Library Reproductions and Permissions . Processing History Finding aid created in 2009. Scope and Content of Collection An assembled collection of modern photographs of ancient sarcophagi with relief sculptural decoration, with concentration on examples from the Greek and Roman periods. Coverage of sarcophagi from museums in the following cities is notable: Adana, Ankara, Antakya, Antalya, Aphrodisias, Arles, Athens, Baltimore, Beirut, Boston, Bursa, Cambridge (Mass.), Cava de' Tirreni, Copenhagen, Cyrene, Damascus, Ephesus, Istanbul, Izmir, Iznik, Konya, Malibu, New York, Ostia, Pamukkale, Paris, Pisa, Rome, Salerno, Salona, Thessalonika, San Simeon, Side, Split, Termessos, Tyre, and Vatican City. The collection contains photographs from a variety of sources, including commercial vendors and photographers and research institutions' and scholars' archives. Principal commercial sources include Alinari (with the Anderson and Brogi archives), Bulloz, Photographie Giraudon, Hirmer Verlag, Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln, Gabinetto fotografico nazionale (Rome), Barbara Bini, John Ross, and Roberto Sigismondi. Research institutions' archives from which copy prints were acquired include the Centre Camille Jullian and the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (Rome). Copy prints of early 20th century stereographs were acquired from the California Museum of Photography, Riverside. In addition, the collection contains photographs acquired from scholar Ludwig Goldscheider, and a significant number of images derive from photodocumentation projects carried out by Guntram Koch, a specialist in the study of Roman sarcophagi. Arrangement Arranged by material, then alphabetically by location (city, museum). Subjects - Names Goldscheider, Ludwig, 1896-1973 -- Photograph collections Subjects - Topics Relief (Sculpture), Ancient Relief (Sculpture), Greek

PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF THE 76.P.12 2 STUDY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANCIENT SARCOPHAGI ... Relief (Sculpture), Roman Sarcophagi Sarcophagi, Greek Sarcophagi, Roman Genres and Forms of Material Photographic prints Contributors Bini, Barbara Getty Research Institute Goldscheider, Ludwig, 1896-1973 Koch, Guntram Ross, John Sigismondi, Roberto

Study photographs of ancient sarcophagi

Box 1-125 Marble Box 1-4 A Box 5-8 Adana Box 9 Ankara Box 10 Antakya Box 11-15 Antalya Box 16 Aphrodisias Box 17-18 Arles Box 19-20 Athens Box 21-22 B Box 23 Baltimore Box 24-25 Beirut Box 26 Boston Box 27-28 Bursa Box 29-30 C Box 31 Cambridge Box 32 Cava de' Tirreni Box 33-37 Copenhagen Box 38 Cyrene Box 39-40 D Box 41-42 Damascus Box 43 E Box 44-45 Ephesos Box 46-47 F Box 48 G-H Box 49 I Box 50-54 Istanbul Box 55-57 Izmir Box 58-59 Iznik Box 60 J Box 61 K Box 62-63 Konya Box 64 L Box 65 M Box 66-67 Malibu Box 68 N Box 69-70 New York

PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF THE 76.P.12 3 STUDY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANCIENT SARCOPHAGI ... Study photographs of ancient sarcophagi

Box 71 O Box 72-75 Ostia Box 76-77 P Box 78-79 Pamukkale Box 80-81 Paris Box 82-83 Pisa Box 84 R Box 85-96 Rome Box 85 General Box 86 Catacombs Box 86 Churches Box 88 Museums Box 89 Capitoline Museum Box 90 Galleria Borghese Box 91 Galleria Doria Pamphili Box 92-94 Museo delle Terme Box 95 Palazzi Box 96 Vias and Villas Box 97-98 S Box 99-100 Salerno Box 101 Salona Box 102-103 San Simeon, Hearst Castle Box 104 Side Box 105-107 Split Box 108-109 T Box 101-111 Termessos Box 112-115 Thessalonika Box 116 Tyre Box 117 U Box 118 V Box 119-121 Vatican City Box 122 W Box 123 Y-Z Box 124 Location unknown Box 125 Forgeries Box 126-129 Other materials Box 126 Metal Box 127 Limestone Box 128 Terracotta Box 129 Wood Box 130 Unclassified Box 131* Oversize photographs

PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF THE 76.P.12 4 STUDY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANCIENT SARCOPHAGI ...