SculptureRoman1st-2nd century CE
Dancing Lar (Protective Spirit)
late 1st-early 2nd century
Dimensions
17.2 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm (6 3/4 x 2 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Provenance
[Glueckselig Gallery, New York (1959)] sold; to Joseph Ternbach, New York (1959-1987) sold; [through Sotheby's sale 5640, November 24-25, 1987), lot #158] to; Harvard University Art Museums.
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