Lock Bolt
Tools and EquipmentRoman1st-2nd century CE

Lock Bolt

1st-2nd century CE

Classification
Tools and Equipment
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Medium
Copper alloy
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

1.3 x 0.6 x 4.8 cm (1/2 x 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Walton Brooks McDaniel, New Jersey (?-1943/46), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1943/46-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Note: Walton Brooks McDaniel gave a portion of his collection to the Department of the Classics in 1943 and the rest in 1946. The Collection is named for his late wife, Alice Corinne McDaniel.

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