SculptureGreek3rd-2nd century BCE

Lovers on a Couch

c. 300-100 BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Molded

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

3rd-2nd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

8.3 x 4.4 x 2 cm (3 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

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