Intarsia Panel
second half 1st century BCE-first half 1st century CE
Dimensions
4.1 x 25 cm (1 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Provenance
[Sotheby’s, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 329], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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