Sculpture

Terracotta disc with gold leaf applique

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Provenance

Excavated from Antioch (no. C588-P2651) (Turkey, Hatay) by the Syrian Department of Antiquities (later the Hatay government) and the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch and Its Vicinity, (1935-1939), dispersed; to Fogg Art Museum, 1940.

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