SculptureRoman Provincial2nd-3rd century CE

Lycian Votive Relief: Twelve Gods

2nd-3rd century CE

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Limestone

Culture

Roman Provincial

Period

Roman Imperial period, Late

Century

2nd-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

36 cm h x 62 cm w x 7.5 cm d (14 3/16 x 24 7/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Provenance

[Art Market, Holland] sold; [through Christie's, Primitive Art, Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, London, Wednesday, December 2, 1970, no. 94] to William Kelly Simpson; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1981. Reportedly found c. 100 km south of Ankara.

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