SculptureItalic6th-4th century BCE

Male Anthropomorphic Statuette

6th-4th century BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

Italic

Period

Iron Age

Century

6th-4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.8 x 2 x 0.4 cm (1 7/8 x 13/16 x 3/16 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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