In January of 1978, Bill Booth requested permission from Morehead State University President Morris Norfleet to receive casts of sculptures from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The original pieces were on display in the museum during the years of 1875 to 1930. After 40 years of storage the replicas were donated to the Camden-Carroll Library. The original loan agreement included 33 replicas. The art arrived at the Claypool-Young Art Building for cleaning and restoration in May of 1978. By 1984 the art was moved to the library for permanent display. In December of 2009, the library received a letter from the Metropolitan Museum of Art offering to permanently gift 18 of the pieces.
Historical Consultation and Historical Context by Dr. Julia Finch
Additional Historical Context and Web Design by Simon Maness
Photographs by Marina Miller
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Agrippa
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a portrait bust of Agrippa. Original is housed in the Louvre in France, circa 25 BCE.
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Altar of the Lares Augusti
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of the Altar of the Lares Augusti. Original is housed in the Uffizi Museum, Florence, Italy. Site of origin is Vicus Sandaliarus, Rome, circa 2 BCE.
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Angels Singing and Playing Musical Instruments
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a relief panel titled Angels Singing and Playing Musical Instruments. Original is currently housed in its site of origin, the Basilica di Sant'Antonio, Padua, Italy, circa 1447-1450 CE.
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Antoninus Pius
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a marble portrait-bust of Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor from 138-161 CE. Original is housed in the British Museum. Site of origin is the house of Jason Magnus at Cyrene, North Africa circa 160 CE.
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Arch of Augustus at Susa
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Scale model of the Arch of Augustus at Susa, circa 1st century BCE. Origin site is Susa, Turin, in the Piedmont province of Italy.
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Assyrian Relief representing a Return after a Victory
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a relief panel found at the ruins of King Ashurnasirpal II's palace. Original housed in the British Museum, circa 9th century BCE.
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Athena (Minerve Au Collier)
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a marble statue of Athena, completed circa 1st-2nd century CE. Original housed in the Louvre. Roman copy of a 5th century BCE Greek sculpture.
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Bust of Matteo Palmieri
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a marble portrait-bust of Matteo Palmieri by Antonio Rossellino. Original is housed in the Bargello, Florence, Italy circa 1468.
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Bust of Piero di Cosimo de'Medici
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a marble portrait-bust of Piero de'Medici. Original housed in the Bargello, Florence, Italy, circa 1454.
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Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Scale model of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates. Origin site is Athens, Greece circa 334 BCE.
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Cleopatra as the Goddess Isis
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a relief depicting the pharaoh Cleopatra VII as the goddess Isis, from the Ptolemaic period. Original is housed in the Dendera temple complex, Egypt, circa 332-30 BCE.
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Dancing Maenad (Relief I)
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a relief depicting a maenad. Original relief was discovered at Rome, Villa Albani.
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Dancing Maenad (Relief II)
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a relief depicting a Maenad, attributed to Callimachus. Original is a Roman copy (120–140 CE) of a Greek original (late 5th century BCE), housed in the Museo del Prado, Spain.
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David with the Head of Goliath
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of David with the Head of Goliath, a bronze statue by Andrea del Verrocchio created between 1466 and 1476. Original housed in the Bargello, Florence, Italy.
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Figure from Group of Two Boys Quarreling
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a figure from two boys quarreling over a game of knucklebones. Original found in the Baths of Titus, Rome, now housed in the British Museum, circa 1st century.
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Goddess Hathor, Relief
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a relief depicting the Goddess Hathor in human form. Original location unknown.
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Grave Stele of an Athlete
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a grave stele of an athlete. Original is housed in the Archaeological Museum in Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey. Site of origin is Nisyros, Greece, circa 5th century BCE.
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Group known as Orestes and Elektra
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a group by sculptor Menelaos, often identified as Orestes and Elektra. Original is housed at the National Museum, Rome circa 1st century BCE to 1st century CE.
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Group representing Hathor in the form of a Cow
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a statue depicting the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow protecting the government official Psamtik. Original housed in the Cairo Museum, Egypt. Site of origin is the Tomb of Psamtik, Saqqara necropolis, Memphis, Egypt, circa 664-332 BCE (the Late Period).
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Head from a grouping of Amun and a pharaoh (Tutankhamun? Horemheb?)
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
A plaster cast of a head from a statue located in the Temple of Amun, Thebes, Egypt. Original is currently housed in the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy circa 1550-712 BCE (New Kingdom).
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Head of a Pharaoh
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
A plaster cast of a head from a statue found at the Temple of Amun in Thebes, Egypt. Original housed in the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy circa 1550-712 BCE (New Kingdom).
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Head of the Goddess Mut
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of an incomplete statue found at the Karnak Temple Complex in Egypt. Original is housed in the Cairo Museum, circa 1550-1292 BCE (XVIII Dynasty).
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Ionic Capital and Base
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a model depicting one of the classical practices of Greek architecture. Ionic order arose around the 6th century BCE in Greece.
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Muse with Lyre (Kithara)
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a relief depicting a muse with a lyre. Original is housed in the Archaeological Museum, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, circa 2nd-1st century BCE.
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Nike Sacrificing a Bull
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of Nike Sacrificing a Bull. Original was found in the Villa of Antoninus Pius at Lanavium (southeast Rome), now housed in the British Museum, circa 2nd century CE.
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Relief from the Tomb of Mereruka: Milking Scene
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a portion of a relief panel from the Tomb of Mereruka. Site of origin is the Tomb of Mereruka, Saqqara necropolis, Memphis, Egypt, circa 2345-2181 BCE (Old Kingdom, Dynasty VI).
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Relief from the Tomb of Ptahhotep: Domestic Cranes and Geese
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a relief depicting cranes and geese in a small scene. Site of origin is the Tomb of Ptahhotep, Saqqara necropolis, Memphis, Egypt, circa 2494-2345 BCE (Old Kingdom, Dynasty V).
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Relief from the Tomb of Ptahhotep: Oxen Led to the Sacrifice
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a relief depicting oxen being led to a sacrificial rite. Site of origin is the Tomb of Ptahhotep, Saqqara necropolis, Memphis, Egypt, circa 2494-2345 BCE (Old Kingdom, Dynasty V).
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Saint John the Baptist
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a statue of Saint John the Baptist, circa 1525 attributed to Francesco da Sangallo. Original is housed in the National Museum of the Bargello in Florence, Italy.
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Seated Statuette of Amenemhat
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a small statue of the Pharaoh Amenemhat. Original is housed in the British Museum, circa 1991-1802 BCE (Dynasty XII).
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Voltaire
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library.
Plaster cast of a portrait-bust of Voltaire. Original is housed in the Louvre, France, circa 1778.