SculptureRoman2nd-3rd century CE

Minerva with Phiale

2nd-3rd century CE or later

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

2nd-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

6.9 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm (2 11/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Oric Bates, Boston (by 1918), loan; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (by 1918-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum.

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