Measuring DevicesRoman1st century CE
Emperor Bust Weight
second half 1st century
Dimensions
10.6 x 8.4 x 4.2 cm (4 3/16 x 3 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.) weight: 988 g
Provenance
H. S. Reitlinger, Maidstone, Kent, UK (d. 1950). [Mathias Komor Fine Arts-Antiquites, New York], by 1954, sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University, (1954-2012), transfer; to The Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
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