Intarsia Panel
second half 1st century BCE-first half 1st century CE
Dimensions
17.6 x 3.5 cm (6 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Provenance
[Sotheby’s, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 329], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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