SculptureEtruscan3rd-2nd century BCE
Sacrificing Woman on a Knucklebone Base
3rd-2nd Century BCE
Dimensions
with base: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.) above base: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Provenance
The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (before 1970-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
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