Fragment
FragmentsUnidentified cultureUnidentified century

Fragment

n.d.

Description

This is a piece of scrap metal, possibly cut into this shape purposefully. It is slightly curved. On the convex side, it is very smooth. On the concave side, it is rougher. This is probably the fragment of a copper alloy vessel. The date and culture cannot be established.

Classification
Fragments
Technique
Hammered
Medium
Copper alloy
Culture
Unidentified culture
Century
Unidentified century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.4 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm (1 5/16 x 1 x 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

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