Tools and EquipmentRoman1st-4th century CE
Ligula
1st-4th century CE
Dimensions
18 x 0.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5/16 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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