Tools and EquipmentRoman1st-4th century CE

Ligula

1st-4th century CE

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Technique

Cast

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

1st-4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

10.2 x 0.4 cm (4 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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