Architectural Elements
Architectural ornament
Dimensions
H: 11.9 × W: 10 × Depth: 5 cm (4 11/16 × 3 15/16 × 1 15/16 in.) W at base: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.) Dm of holes: 1 cm Distance between center of holes: 4.5 cm
Provenance
Arthur Stanley Pease, Cambridge MA (by 1909), gift; to The Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1909-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum, 1977.
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