Tools and EquipmentGreek3rd century BCE

Matrix with Double Intaglio Design

first half 3rd century BCE

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period, Early

Century

3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.7 x 1 cm (1 7/8 x 3/8 in.)

Provenance

David M. Robinson, Baltimore, MD, (by 1934), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1960.

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