SculptureItalic5th-4th century BCE

Divinity on a Bull

5th-4th century BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Copper

Culture

Italic

Period

Classical period

Century

5th-4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4 x 3.8 x 1.4 cm (1 9/16 x 1 1/2 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

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