SculptureRoman2nd-3rd century CE

Head of Apollo

2nd-3rd century CE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze (lead-filled in antiquity)

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

2nd-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.)

Provenance

From the collection of Max Falk, who purchased it in the late 1960s from Albrecht Neuhaus, Wurzburg.

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