Tools and EquipmentRoman1st-4th century CE
Ligula
1st-4th century CE
Dimensions
20.6 x 0.5 cm (8 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Harold Wilmerding Bell, Cambridge, MA (by 1911), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1911-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum.
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