SculptureRoman3rd-2nd century BCE
Capitoline Wolf with Romulus and Remus
c. 200 BCE
Description
Hollow mold made terracotta group of Capitoline wolf and twins. Mended from fragments, shiny brown clay, darker incrustations on rear and lower part of right side. The tip of the wolf's left ear is missing and the eyes, nose and mouth appear to have been hand retouched. Bottom flat.
Dimensions
12.9 x 15 cm (5 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Provenance
From Robert E. Hecht jr. ex. collection K.S. Hewitt, London
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