SculptureRoman3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Dwarf or Pygmy

3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman period

Century

3rd century BCE-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.9 x 3 x 1.6 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/16 x 5/8 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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