SculptureGreek8th-7th century BCE
Openwork Finial with Deer
late 8th-early 7th century BCE
Dimensions
overall: 9.9 x 3.8 cm (3 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.) deer: 3.9 x 3.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.) base: 0.4 x 3.7 x 0.8 cm (3/16 x 1 7/16 x 5/16 in.) sphere: 5.2 x 3.8 cm (2 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Provenance
[Sotheby's, New York, June 8, 1984, lot 7], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.
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