Fulcrum (Couch Attachment) with Bust of a Maenad and Sleeping Ariadne
2nd century BCE-first half 1st century CE
Dimensions
18.4 x 22 x 5.6 cm (7 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Collection in Aachen, Germany. [McAlpine Ancient Art, 60 Brook Street, Mayfair, London, November 1987], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1987.
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