1st century CE
Decorative portion of an architectural frieze; repeated egg-and-dart motif.
H. 5 x W. 7.2 x D. 0.7 cm (1 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Fausto Benedetti, Rome (by 1925), gift; to the Fogg Museum of Art, 1925.
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