Fragment
n.d.
Description
This is a piece of scrap metal, possibly cut into this shape purposefully. It is slightly curved. On the convex side, it is very smooth. On the concave side, it is rougher. This is probably the fragment of a copper alloy vessel. The date and culture cannot be established.
Dimensions
3.4 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm (1 5/16 x 1 x 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).
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