SculptureRoman1st-2nd century CE

Hephaistos

1st-2nd century CE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

1st-2nd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

9.4 x 6 x 2.3 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Norbert Schimmel collection, (by 1974), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1982.

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