Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus
The Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus (more properly called the Statuary group base of Domitius Ahenobarbus) is a series of four sculpted marble plaques that probably decorated a base supporting cult statues in the cella of a Temple of Neptune located in Rome on the Field of Mars.
Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus Shown within Rome | |
| Location | Field of Mars |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41.894611°N 12.474239°E |
| Type | bas-relief |
| History | |
| Builder | Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus |
| Founded | Between 122 and 115 BC |
The frieze is dated to the end of the second century BC, which makes it the second oldest Roman bas-relief currently known. However, there is also a contemporaneous relief depicting a Roman naval bireme with armed marines, from a temple of Palestrina built c. 120 BC.
The sculpted panels are still visible today, with one portion on display at the Louvre (Ma 975) and another at the Glyptothek in Munich (Inv. 239). A copy of this second piece can be seen at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.