Mercury
SculptureGraeco-Roman1st century CE

Mercury

1st century CE

Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Medium
Leaded bronze
Culture
Graeco-Roman
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Century
1st century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

6.6 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm (2 5/8 x 1 1/16 x 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.

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